stationer

[stey-shuh-ner]

noun

a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
Archaic.
1. a bookseller.
2. a publisher.

Origin of stationer

1350–1400; Middle English stacio(u)ner < Medieval Latin statiōnārius, noun use of the adj.: stationary, i.e., pertaining to dealers with permanent shops as distinguished from itinerant vendors

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Examples from the Web for stationer

Historical Examples of stationer

The envelope and the wax he had procured at a stationer's near the South Station.
Galusha the Magnificent
Joseph C. Lincoln
At last we passed a stationer's, and it occurred to me that I might as well buy some paper.
The Moon and Sixpence
W. Somerset Maugham
Indeed it is this very custom that gave rise to the term 'stationer.'
The Book-Hunter at Home
P. B. M. Allan
After a second or two she gave the number of a stationer's shop in the Avenue Mosart—.
Man and Maid
Elinor Glyn
He went at random into a stationer's shop; the shopman sang bass in his choir.
Saint's Progress
John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for stationer

stationer

noun

a person who sells stationery or a shop where stationery is sold
obsolete a publisher or bookseller

Word Origin for stationer

C14: from Medieval Latin stationarius a person having a regular station, hence a shopkeeper (esp a bookseller) as distinguished from an itinerant tradesman; see station

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Word Origin and History for stationer

"bookdealer, seller of books and paper," early 14c. (late 13c. as a surname), from Medieval Latin stationarius "stationary seller," from Latin stationem (nominative statio) "station" (see station).