stickler(Informal)[noun]Synonyms: perfectionist, fanatic, fusspot
(Brit. informal), purist
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stick‧ler /ˈstɪklə $ -ər/
noun[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: stickle 'to argue about small points' (16-20 centuries), from stightle 'to put in order' (13-15 centuries), from Old English stihtan]
be a stickler for detail/rules/accuracy etc to think that rules etc are very important and that other people should think so too
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