sticker-up

noun

plural -s

1

: one that finishes ware by sticking parts together

2

chiefly Australia : one that holds up another (as for robbery) : highwayman, bushranger

3

Australia : a primitive method of roasting meat on a wooden spit stuck in the ground and leaned over a fire

Word History

Etymology

stick up + -er

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