stickler

Converse of object

• become: Why they have suddenly become sticklers for paperwork, we don't know, " he told a news conference.

Preposition: for

• accuracy: Being a pedantic old academic I'm a stickler for accuracy.
• rule: To others it might seem that you're being a stickler for rules.
• detail: John ] From Doug Myers Good job I am an stickler for detail!
• tradition: Travel Jinx Posted by evilnick ( August 15th, 2006 ) At LXF Towers we are sticklers for tradition.
• cleanliness: We had not got much furniture but my father who had been in WW1 was a stickler for cleanliness.
• service: A real stickler for good service, you're someone who constantly wants to raise standards in your work.

Adjective modifier

• such: It is a pity, however, that such sticklers don't share the author's ( fairly over-the-top ) sense of humor.
• real: A real stickler for good service, you're someone who constantly wants to raise standards in your work.
• great: Steve Rogers, our coach, is a great stickler for fitness!
• absolute: I know him, and he is an absolute stickler for conservation, and never does anything extreme.

Modifies a noun

• syndrome: Stickler syndrome is the commonest inherited cause of retinal detachment in children.