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stapler

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsteɪplə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsteɪplɚ/
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EY1 P AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: S T EY1 P L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any device for stapling with (small or large) staples, including any office stapler, staple gun, or hammer tacker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A dealer in staple goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dealer, supplier, vendor

4

noun

Meaning 4

One employed to sort wool according to its staple.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: woolsorter, worker, person

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stapling machine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: machine

History

Etymology

From staple (verb) + -er.

From staple (noun) + -er.

Across languages

Translations

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kramdrukker — device which binds together paper
  • Afrikaans: krammasjien — device which binds together paper
  • Afrikaans: krambinder — device which binds together paper
  • Arabic: دَبَّاسَة (dabbāsa) — device which binds together paper
  • Armenian: կարիչ (karičʻ) — device which binds together paper
  • Armenian: ամրակիչ (amrakičʻ) — device which binds together paper
  • Armenian: ստեպլեր (stepler) — device which binds together paper
  • Assamese: ইষ্টেবুল (istebul) — device which binds together paper
  • Basque: grapagailu — device which binds together paper
  • Belarusian: стэ́плер (stépljer) — device which binds together paper
  • Bulgarian: те́лбод (télbod) — device which binds together paper
  • Catalan: engrapadora — device which binds together paper
  • Catalan: grapadora — device which binds together paper
  • Chinese Cantonese: 釘書機 /钉书机 (deng1 syu1 gei1) — device which binds together paper
  • Chinese Mandarin: 訂書機 /订书机 (dìngshūjī) — device which binds together paper
  • Czech: svorkovač — device which binds together paper
  • Czech: sešívačka — device which binds together paper
  • Danish: hæftemaskine — device which binds together paper
  • Dhivehi: ހީރަސް ދަތި (hīras dati) — device which binds together paper
  • Dutch: nietmachine — device which binds together paper
  • Dutch: nietapparaat — device which binds together paper
  • Dutch: nieter — device which binds together paper
  • Esperanto: agrafilo — device which binds together paper
  • Estonian: klammerdaja — device which binds together paper
  • Estonian: klambrilööja — device which binds together paper
  • Estonian: klammerdi — device which binds together paper
  • Faroese: høna — device which binds together paper
  • Finnish: nitoja — device which binds together paper
  • French: agrafeuse — device which binds together paper
  • French: brocheuse — device which binds together paper
  • German: Hefter — device which binds together paper
  • German: Heftgerät — device which binds together paper
  • German: Heftapparat — device which binds together paper
  • German: Heftmaschine — device which binds together paper
  • German: Tacker — device which binds together paper
  • Greek: συρραπτικό (syrraptikó) — device which binds together paper
  • Hebrew: מַכְלֵב (makhlev) — device which binds together paper
  • Hebrew: שַׁדְכָן (shadchán) — device which binds together paper
  • Hungarian: tűzőgép — device which binds together paper
  • Icelandic: heftari — device which binds together paper
  • Indonesian: jepretan — device which binds together paper
  • Indonesian: pengokot — device which binds together paper
  • Indonesian: stapler — device which binds together paper
  • Irish: stáplóir — device which binds together paper
  • Italian: spillatrice — device which binds together paper
  • Italian: graffettatrice — device which binds together paper
  • Italian: cucitrice — device which binds together paper
  • Italian: pinzatrice — device which binds together paper
  • Japanese: ホッチキス (hotchikisu) — device which binds together paper
  • Japanese: ステープラー (sutēpurā) — device which binds together paper
  • Japanese: 紙綴器 (kamitsuzuki) — device which binds together paper
  • Khmer: ប្រដាប់កិប (prɑɑdap-kəp) — device which binds together paper
  • Korean: 호치키스 (hochikiseu) — device which binds together paper
  • Korean: 스테이플러 (seuteipeulleo) — device which binds together paper
  • Korean: 지철기 (jicheolgi) — device which binds together paper
  • Lao: ກາລາເຟີ (kā lā fœ̄) — device which binds together paper
  • Latin: consutorium — device which binds together paper
  • Latvian: skavotājs — device which binds together paper
  • Lithuanian: vielasiūlė — device which binds together paper
  • Macedonian: хефталка (heftalka) — device which binds together paper
  • Malay: pengokot — device which binds together paper
  • Malayalam: സ്റ്റാപ്ലർ (sṟṟāplaṟ) — device which binds together paper
  • Māori: tēpara — device which binds together paper
  • Māori: pūwhakapinepine — device which binds together paper
  • Mongolian: үдээсний машин (üdeesnii mašin) — device which binds together paper
  • Mongolian: үдүүр (üdüür) — device which binds together paper
  • Mongolian: ᠦᠳᠡᠭᠡᠰᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠮᠠᠱᠢᠨ (üdegesün-ü mašin) — device which binds together paper
  • Mongolian: ᠦᠳᠡᠭᠦᠷ (üdegür) — device which binds together paper
  • Norwegian: stiftemaskin — device which binds together paper
  • Pashto: کاغز نيوونى — device which binds together paper
  • Persian: منگنه (mangane) — device which binds together paper
  • Polish: zszywacz — device which binds together paper
  • Polish: stapler — device which binds together paper
  • Portuguese: grampeador — device which binds together paper
  • Portuguese: agrafador — device which binds together paper
  • Romanian: capsator — device which binds together paper
  • Russian: сшива́тель (sšivátelʹ) — device which binds together paper
  • Russian: сте́плер (stɛ́pler) — device which binds together paper
  • Serbo-Croatian: спајалица — device which binds together paper
  • Serbo-Croatian: spajalica — device which binds together paper
  • Slovak: zošívačka — device which binds together paper
  • Slovene: spenjač — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: abrochadora — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: corchetera — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: cosedora — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: engrapador — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: engrapadora — device which binds together paper
  • Spanish: grapadora — device which binds together paper
  • Swahili: kibanizi — device which binds together paper
  • Swedish: häftapparat — device which binds together paper
  • Tamil: கம்பிதைப்புக் கருவி (kampitaippuk karuvi) — device which binds together paper
  • Thai: เครื่องเย็บกระดาษ — device which binds together paper
  • Thai: ที่เย็บกระดาษ — device which binds together paper
  • Tibetan: དེབ་འཛེར་ཆས། (deb 'dzer chas) — device which binds together paper
  • Tigrinya: ስተፕረ (sətäprä) — device which binds together paper
  • Turkish: zımba — device which binds together paper
  • Turkish: tel zımba — device which binds together paper
  • Ottoman Turkish: زنبه (zımba) — device which binds together paper
  • Ukrainian: сте́плер (stépler) — device which binds together paper
  • Ukrainian: зшива́ч (zšyváč) — device which binds together paper
  • Vietnamese: dập ghim — device which binds together paper
  • Waray-Waray: estepler — device which binds together paper
  • Welsh: staplwr — device which binds together paper