stationer

[ stey-shuh-ner ]
/ ˈsteɪ ʃə nər /

noun

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

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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

Words nearby stationer

stationary orbit, stationary point, stationary state, stationary wave, station break, stationer, Stationers' Company, stationery, Stationery Office, station house, stationmaster
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British Dictionary definitions for stationer

stationer
/ (ˈsteɪʃənə) /

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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