STAPLER

stapler, stapling machine

(noun) a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

stapler (plural staplers)

A device which binds together sheets of paper by driving a thin metal staple through the sheets and simultaneously folding over the ends of the staple against the back surface of the paper.

Etymology 2

Noun

stapler (plural staplers)

(dated) A dealer in staple goods.

(dated) One employed to sort wool according to its staple.

Anagrams

• Alperts, Plaster, Platers, palster, palters, persalt, plaster, plastre, platers, psalter

Source: Wiktionary


Sta"pler, n.

1. A dealer in staple goods.

2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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