sticklers

They infuriate word sticklers by presenting a variety of usages and leaving the reader to decide which is correct.

Are Dictionaries Becoming Obsolete? 2009

[T.S.]] [Footnote 9: The judges of the field, in a formal duel, whose duty it was to interfere when the rules of judicial combat were violated, were called sticklers, from the wooden truncheons which they held in their hands.

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer Jonathan Swift 1706

Chicago Bureau Chief for the night John Oliver dismissed any notion of corruption among Chicago politicians, calling them "sticklers" and "paragons of virtue."

WATCH: Jon Stewart Takes On Rahm's Ballot Woes Jen Sabella 2011

Chicago Bureau Chief for the night John Oliver dismissed any notion of corruption among Chicago politicians, calling them "sticklers" and "paragons of virtue."

WATCH: Jon Stewart Takes On Rahm's Ballot Woes Jen Sabella 2011

Chicago Bureau Chief for the night John Oliver dismissed any notion of corruption among Chicago politicians, calling them "sticklers" and "paragons of virtue."

WATCH: Jon Stewart Takes On Rahm's Ballot Woes Jen Sabella 2011

But we can't possibly be the only "sticklers" to see the irony in this?

Archive 2004-07-01 M-mv 2004

But we can't possibly be the only "sticklers" to see the irony in this?

The intersection of grammar geek and philosopher chic M-mv 2004

But we can't possibly be the only "sticklers" to see the irony in this?

07.04 M-mv 2004

Some of us are also the kind of sticklers who point out science and technology mistakes in TV shows and movies, much to the chagrin of the people listening.

HowStuffWorks Daily Feed 2009

"sticklers," and in what seemed to Ishmael the flashing of a moment he and Doughty were crouching, cat-like, opposite each other, legs bent, arms out, hands tense.

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