stationer

[ stey-shuh-ner ]

noun
  1. a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.

  2. Archaic.

    • a bookseller.

    • a publisher.

Origin of stationer

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for stationer

stationer

/ (ˈsteɪʃənə) /


noun
  1. a person who sells stationery or a shop where stationery is sold

  2. obsolete a publisher or bookseller

Origin of stationer

1
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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