sticker

American  

[stik-er] / ˈstɪk ər /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of sticker

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

Example Sentences

Executives reasoned that trucks are what Detroit does best, and they would command sticker prices high enough to cover the production and development costs of a new EV line.

From The Wall Street Journal

Under an oak tree, you take a long drink from your water bottle, its overlapping stickers bumpy under your sweaty palms.

From Literature

She studies the stickers on the bottoms of the bottles.

From Literature

Fans of Reverie Roasters’ Boneshaker Espresso blend are familiar with the sticker shock that has hit coffee prices nationwide.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even a sticker on Scottie’s dresser drawer referring to “E.T.” makes us consider the tragic new limits of these children’s lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

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