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 stickering

I joke that I started as a kid revising the encyclopedia by stickering the one my mother bought.

You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story |Walter Isaacson |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for stickering

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

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sticker

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

Origin of sticker

Words nearby sticker

Example sentences from the Web for stickering

British Dictionary definitions for stickering

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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sticker

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

Origin of sticker

Words nearby sticker

Words related to stickering

Example sentences from the Web for stickering

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