beetle-sticker
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Meaning · English
An entomologist.
Register: dated, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Entomologists all over England are in despair at the total failure of the insect crop, and have taken to botanising, angling, and other bad habits, in default of means for pursuing their natural avocation as beetle-stickers.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “beetle-sticker” mean?
An entomologist.
Is “beetle-sticker” formal or informal?
beetle-sticker is generally dated, slang.