STATIONER

stationer, stationery seller

(noun) a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stationer (plural stationers)

A person or business that sells stationery.

Anagrams

• attornies, itasetron, nitrosate, restation

Source: Wiktionary


Sta"tion*er, n. Etym: [Cf. Stationary, a.]

1. A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or elsewhere. [Obs.] Dryden.

2. One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils, blank books, and other articles used in writing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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