sticker
Americannoun
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an adhesive label.
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Informal. sticker price.
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something, as a problem or riddle, that puzzles or nonpluses one.
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Slang. a knife, especially one used as a weapon by a criminal.
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a worker who kills animals in a slaughterhouse by piercing the jugular vein with a pointed instrument.
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a bur, thorn, or the like.
adjective
verb (used with object)
noun
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an adhesive label, poster, or paper
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a person or thing that sticks
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a persevering or industrious person
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something prickly, such as a thorn, that clings to one's clothing, etc
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informal something that perplexes
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informal a knife used for stabbing or piercing
Etymology
Origin of sticker
Example Sentences
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“Hecho in Mexico” reads a sticker on a bunch of green stems.
From Los Angeles Times
Consumers are encountering a new kind of sticker shock when buying a car.
They create or curate packets of art prints, stickers, letters and commentary covering topics from architecture to food to their daily routines.
Instead, there’s a sticker price with clear margins.
Yet it retains a hippie vibe, with no stop lights and bumper stickers bearing slogans like “Crazy is still better than corporate.”
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