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sta⋅tion⋅er

[stey-shuh-ner]
–noun
1. a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
2. Archaic.
a. a bookseller.
b. a publisher.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME stacio(u)ner < ML statiōnārius, n. use of the adj.: stationary, i.e., pertaining to dealers with permanent shops as distinguished from itinerant vendors
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sta·tion·er   (stā'shə-nər)   
n.  
  1. One that sells stationery.

  2. Archaic

    1. A publisher.

    2. A bookseller.


[Middle English staciouner, a bookseller, from Medieval Latin statiōnārius, shopkeeper (as against a peddler), probably from Latin statiō, statiōn-, place of business; see station.]
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