sticker

[ stik-er ]

noun

1. a person or thing that sticks. stick.
2. an adhesive label.
3. Informal. sticker price.
4. something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonpluses one.
5. Slang. a knife, especially one used as a weapon by a criminal.
6. a worker who kills animals in a slaughterhouse by piercing the jugular vein with a pointed instrument.
7. a bur, thorn, or the like.

adjective

1. 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)

1. to place a sticker on.

sticker

/ ˈstɪkə /

noun

1. an adhesive label, poster, or paper
2. a person or thing that sticks
3. a persevering or industrious person
4. something prickly, such as a thorn, that clings to one's clothing, etc
5. informal.
   something that perplexes
6. informal.
   a knife used for stabbing or piercing

Word History and Origins

Origin of sticker¹

First recorded in 1575–85; stick ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

As the streets are cleared of Maccabi Ultras stickers and tensions linger, there is concern about the damage done to relations between Amsterdam’s Jewish and Muslim communities.

From BBC

This past February, the Wyoming Active Club, a white supremacist organization, plastered stickers around Campbell County in the northeast part of the state that pictured mountain forests and said, “Preserve Nature, End Immigration.”

From Salon

Venues often prominently advertise their participation in Ask for Angela, putting posters and stickers throughout their premises, particularly in women's toilets, and also advertise online to say they are a safe haven.

From BBC

In another return to tradition, baristas will also go back to writing customers’ names on their cups, as opposed to printing off stickers.

From Salon

The prosecution told the jury that he used stickers on his work ID card to hide his more junior role.

From BBC

Related Words

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• classify
• define
• designate
• identify
• specify
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