Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sticker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sticker \Stick"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.
2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or
poses. [Colloq.] --Tackeray.
3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in
part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by
pushing.
4. Same as {Paster}, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sticker
n 1: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: {spine}, {thorn},
{prickle}, {pricker}]
2: an adhesive label [syn: {gummed label}, {paster}]
3: a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
[syn: {poser}, {stumper}, {toughie}]
4: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or
stabbing [syn: {dagger}]
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