"neatnik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: neatniks [plural]
Etymology: neat + -nik, to rhyme with beatnik. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|neat|nik}} neat + -nik Head templates: {{en-noun}} neatnik (plural neatniks)
  1. A stickler for neatness or cleanliness. Categories (topical): People Translations (stickler for cleanliness): Sauberkeitsfanatiker [masculine] (German), Ordnungsfanatiker [masculine] (German), аккуратист (akkuratist) [masculine] (Russian), чистюля (čistjulja) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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