Learn English – One word noun for “rule-follower”

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I'm looking for a single word noun that would perfectly summarize the stereotypical nerdy uptight virgin student council president.

Basically, a more proper version of the slang word "square": a person who always does what they're supposed to even if it means sacrificing things like fun and happiness and who casts a judgemental gaze on anyone who does otherwise.

I'm trying to describe a certain person, and so far I've got "an OCD, judgemental, paranoid, uptight", but I need a noun to finish it off.

Best Answer

con·form·ist (kn-fôrmst)

n. A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group.
adj. Marked by conformity or convention: "Underneath the image, teenagers today are surprisingly conformist" (Selina S. Guber).
[emphasis mine]

The RHD entry qualifies the definition with "especially unquestioningly," in place of uncritically. The urbanDictionary sounds more like gingerly :)

alternatively,
fa·nat·ic (f-ntk)

n. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.

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