sticker

[ stik-er ]

/ ˈstɪk ər /

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noun

a person or thing that sticks.

an adhesive label.

Informal. sticker price.

something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonpluses one.

Slang. a knife, especially one used as a weapon by a criminal.

a worker who kills animals in a slaughterhouse by piercing the jugular vein with a pointed instrument.

a bur, thorn, or the like.

adjective

of or relating to the sticker price of an automobile: Customers are experiencing sticker shock at the high price of new cars.

verb (used with object)

to place a sticker on.

Origin of sticker

First recorded in 1575–85; stick² + -er¹

Words nearby sticker

stick-in-the-mud, stick-on, stick-to-it-ive, stick-up, stickball, sticker, sticker price, sticker shock, stickful, stickhandle, stickhandler

Example sentences from the Web for sticker

Bored, she dropped the sticker, and another child picked it up and copied her.

The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola |Sarah Crowe |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She picked up a corner of a cyan-blue UNICEF sticker and stuck it over her mouth.

The Life of a Liberian Child with Ebola |Sarah Crowe |November 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
So, for example, Nissan this year cut the sticker price of the Leaf to $28,000—a reduction of $6,400, or 18 percent.

Are We at the Electric Car’s Tipping Point? |Daniel Gross |June 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He makes a point of picking at a "Kony 2012" sticker on a pole.

Riding Along With a Towson University Student’s ‘White Patrol’ |Caitlin Dickson |April 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

And they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read "I Voted."

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Mr. Mavor stated that the latter proposition was the sticker, and a great many voices said that they would never consent.

30,000 Locked Out. |James C. Beeks
When the key is depressed, the sticker (a slight wooden rod) is pushed up.

How it Works |Archibald Williams
He's a sticker, that's wot 'e is, and it's my misfortune that 'is mother takes after 'im.

At Sunwich Port, Complete |W.W. Jacobs
Because Im a sticker, and never ran away like a sneak in my life, declared Andy strenuously.

Airship Andy |Frank V. Webster
Use cold cream jars to keep pepper, allspice, and other spices in, and label with a sticker or a piece of surgeon's plaster.

Food and Health |Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for sticker

sticker

/ (ˈstɪkə) /

noun

an adhesive label, poster, or paper

a person or thing that sticks

a persevering or industrious person

something prickly, such as a thorn, that clings to one's clothing, etc

informal something that perplexes

informal a knife used for stabbing or piercing

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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sticker

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

Origin of sticker

Words nearby sticker

Example sentences from the Web for sticker

British Dictionary definitions for sticker

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

sticker

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

Origin of sticker

Words nearby sticker

Words related to sticker

Example sentences from the Web for sticker

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