stationer
[ stey-shuh-ner ]
noun
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
Archaic.
a bookseller.
a publisher.
Origin of stationer
11350–1400; 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
a person who sells stationery or a shop where stationery is sold
obsolete a publisher or bookseller
Origin of stationer
1C14: 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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