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What is a stickler?

What is a stickler? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (now only Cornwall) A referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play. [from 16th c.]
  2. Someone who insistently advocates for something. [from 17th c.]
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Patton, a stickler for spit and polish, couldn't understand why the soldiers in Mauldin's cartoons looked so messy.
If you are a stickler for quiet brakes, you can also cut out shim washers for spacing the brake caliper brake mounts on the frame or fork.
Bart asked her, if she was such a stickler, did she put bitters in her Manhattans.
A stickler for etiquette, Webb was at home to academicians but saw associates only by appointment.
But Waugh is a stickler for the protocol of language, manners and tradition.
I'm actually a stickler for the rules of the road and I always try really hard to drive at the speed limit in urban areas.

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