sticker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From stick (“to pierce, to be fastened, to adhere”) + -er (“agent”).

"He--he's such a----" "A sticker, eh? — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford
“Pick up Sticker’s Gat,” was the reply. — The Riddle of the Sands, Erskine Childers
He played a steady rather than a brilliant game, and was noted as a good sturdy sticker. — By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, spikelet

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