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

If your child is a sound sleeper, stamp their hand with a shamrock stamp, shamrock stickers, or even a washable shamrock tattoo. —Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025

Kaling added a happy birthday sticker to the post to celebrate her daughter's big day. —Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025

Since December, MacLachlan said the association has upped its marketing efforts with cookie and sticker strolls, and its annual Chocolate Festival on Feb. 15 brought up to 350 customers to 20 participating businesses. —Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025

In a wooded cemetery in Munich, a white sticker with a puzzling QR code appeared on a gravestone late last year. —Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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