sticker

B1 Topic:Materials & Substances

US /ˈstɪkɚ/ UK /ˈstɪkə/ See IPA manual

Freq #12313

Meanings

1

noun
A small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or words on it, with glue on the back so it can be stuck onto a surface.

She decorated her notebook with colourful stickers.
2

noun
The price of something as shown on its label, especially a car.

When buying a car, compare the sticker with the invoice price.
3

verb
To put one or more stickers onto something.

He had stickered his laptop with logos from every band he liked.
4

noun
A difficult or puzzling question or problem.

That last exam question was a real sticker.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

4 noun · a difficult or puzzling... poserstumpertoughie

Word family

Forms stickers

Derived forms beetle-stickerbillstickercar-stickerdestickerpigstickerpotstickerrestickersticker-shockedsticker-upstickererstickerlessstickermania

Etymology

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

Topics

Materials & Substances

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# sticker

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɪkɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstɪkə/
**Frequency rank:** 12313

## Meanings
1. A small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or words on it, with glue on the back so it can be stuck onto a surface.
2. The price of something as shown on its label, especially a car.
3. To put one or more stickers onto something.
4. A difficult or puzzling question or problem.

## Examples
- She decorated her notebook with colourful stickers.
- When buying a car, compare the sticker with the invoice price.
- He had stickered his laptop with logos from every band he liked.
- That last exam question was a real sticker.

## Derived Forms
- beetle-sticker
- billsticker
- car-sticker
- desticker
- pigsticker
- potsticker
- resticker
- sticker-shocked
- sticker-up
- stickerer
- stickerless
- stickermania

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

## AI Etymology
Sticker is from stick (“to pierce, to be fastened, to adhere”) + -er (“agent”). In present-day use, it can mean a small piece of paper or plastic with a picture or words on it, with glue on the back so it can be stuck onto a surface, or the price of something as shown on its label, especially a car. Derived formations include beetle-sticker, billsticker, car-sticker, desticker, pigsticker.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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