sticker

noun

stick·​er ˈsti-kər 

1

: one that pierces with a point

2

a

: one that adheres or causes adhesion

b

: a slip of paper with adhesive back that can be fastened to a surface

Examples of sticker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dutiful wives and relatives leave their belongings in fancy lockers adorned with stickers of fruits, while each of their visits takes place behind colorful doors. —Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025

Arriving for a recent elephant seal tour at Año Nuevo State Park north of Santa Cruz, Stefanie Arriola, of Los Gatos, pulled up in the parking lot with her 4-year-old son, Ernie, and a sticker of Toothless on her car window. —Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025

The enormous logo on the team store window was basically just a vinyl sticker, which was peeled off and replaced with a Rays version. —Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

In each chat, your options for sending text, images, stickers, voice notes, emojis, and your current location are all down at the bottom of the screen. —David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Phrases Containing sticker

• bumper sticker
• pot sticker
• sticker price
• sticker shock

Rhymes for sticker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• thicker

Kids Definition

sticker

noun

stick·​er ˈstik-ər 

1

: something that pierces with a point

2

a

: something that clings (as a bur) or causes clinging (as glue)

b

: a slip of paper with gummed back that clings to a surface