stationer

[ stey-shuh-ner ]

noun

1. a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
2. Archaic.
   1. a bookseller.
   2. a publisher.

stationer

/ ˈsteɪʃənə /

noun

1. a person who sells stationery or a shop where stationery is sold
2. obsolete.
   a publisher or bookseller

Word History and Origins

Origin of stationer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stationer¹

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

Example Sentences

Not even a stationer’s imprint marring the surface.

From Literature

“Hell hath no fury like a stationer scorned.”

From New York Times

The country brought in very limited easing of its virus control measures on 14 April, permitting some small shops - including bookstores, dry cleaners and stationers - to reopen.

From BBC

ITALY, with the most COVID-19-linked deaths in Europe, is keeping the lockdown largely in place although it lifted restrictions on two categories of shops - stationers and children’s clothes - on April 14.

From Reuters

They would include bookshops, stationers and shops selling children's clothes.

From BBC