stapler

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[ stey-pler ]
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noun
  1. a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.

  2. a wire-stitching machine, especially one used in bookbinding.

  1. Also called staple gun . a hand-powered tool used for driving heavy-duty wire staples into wood and other materials.

Origin of stapler

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First recorded in 1905–10; staple1 + -er1

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Other definitions for stapler (2 of 2)

stapler2
[ stey-pler ]

noun
  1. a person who staples wool.

  2. a merchant who deals in a staple or staples.

Origin of stapler

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First recorded in 1505–15; staple2 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for stapler

stapler

/ (ˈsteɪplə) /


noun
  1. a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper, etc, to hold them together

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