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sticker
- /ˈstɪkə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈstɪkɚ/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From stick (“to pierce, to be fastened, to adhere”) + -er (“agent”).
noun stickers
- Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres). […] and I said to Mr. McCauley, whatever is the matter with your neck, it is all swelled up, and he said he got it in the mill; he said he had an arm load of wool and a sticker stuck him in the neck, here (indicating the right hand side of the neck just below the jaw).
- One who sticks to something, or does not give up; a stayer. He's a sticker. He was a goer to the end in all he did — and in Rugger outstandingly […]
- An adhesive label or decal.
- A price tag.
- The listed price (also sticker price). When buying a car, know the sticker and the invoice price.
- A cartoonish illustration of a character that represents an emotion or action, often accompanied by text, that may be superimposed on a digital image.
- A burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing.
- That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses. "That's what I call a sticker for Wagg!"
- A wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation and to create a gap so the unit can be picked up with a forklift (also kiln sticker).
- A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
- A brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records.
- A paster.
- A bayonet.
verb stickers · stickering · stickered
- To apply one or more stickers to (something). A tattooed camp staffer DJs from a heavily stickered laptop, next to a whirling party light that scatters rainbow beams throughout the space.
- To mark as the sticker price Also out of Africa: a huge hammered copper floor mirror stickered at $449.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: label, gummed label, sticky, bonding, paster, adhesive, tab, decal, thumbnail, hallmark, frame, vignette, tag, labelling, strip, poster
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noun adhesive label or decal
| Español | etiqueta adhesiva, adhesivo, calcomanía, pegatina, etiqueta, oblea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스티커 seutikeo, 라벨 rabel |
| 日本語 | ステッカー sutekkā, ラベル raberu, シール sīru |
| 中文 | 貼紙 /贴纸 tiēzhǐ |
| Português | adesivo, decalque |
| Français | autocollant |
| Deutsch | Aufkleber, Sticker, Etikett, Etikette |
| Italiano | autoadesivo, adesivo, sticker |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοκόλλητο aftokóllito |
| Română | autocolant |
| Русский | накле́йка nakléjka, этике́тка etikétka, сти́кер stíker |
| Tiếng Việt | nhãn |
| العربية | مُلْصَق mulṣaq |
| עברית | מַדְבֵּקָה |
noun wooden strip
| Français | baguette |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Abstandshalter, Abstandsstab, Leiste, Zwischenleiste, Lagerleiste |
noun brand, label, or company
| Deutsch | Plattenfirma, Label |
|---|---|
| Italiano | etichetta |
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title = {sticker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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