stickler
stickler
subs.
Be a stickler for: use P. and V. σπουδάζειν περί̆ (gen.).
subs.
Be a stickler for: use P. and V. σπουδάζειν περί̆ (gen.).
STICKLER
rei defensor acerrimus. To be a great stickler for anything *acri studio aliquid defendere; alicujus rei esse propugnatorem.
rei defensor acerrimus. To be a great stickler for anything *acri studio aliquid defendere; alicujus rei esse propugnatorem.
stickler: expr. by circuml., with verb or adj.; he was a great s. for the honour and dignity of the state, dignitatem et decus civitatis sustinebat, Cic. Off. 1, 34, 124: a great s. for his own reputation, curiosissimus famae suae, Capitol. Anton. Philos. 20.