stickler
noun [C] /ˈstɪk.lər/
/-lɚ/ informalDefinition
› a person who thinks that a particular type of behaviour is very important, and always follows it or tries to make other people follow it: He's a stickler for detail/accuracy/efficiency.Wanting everything to be right
(Definition of stickler noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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