noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person or business that sells stationery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stationery seller
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin statiōnārius. By surface analysis, station + -er. Used of a bookseller who had a fixed station, especially at universities. Doublet of stationary.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
книжар
(knižar)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Chinese Mandarin:
文具店
(wénjù-diàn)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Finnish:
paperikauppias
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
French:
papetier
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Greek:
χαρτοπώλης
(chartopólis)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Greek:
χαρτοπώλισσα
(chartopólissa)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Hungarian:
papírkereskedő
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Hungarian:
papír-írószer kereskedő
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Irish:
páipéaraí
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Irish:
siopa páipéir
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Italian:
cartolaio
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Japanese:
文房具店
(bunbōgu-ten)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Japanese:
文房具屋
(bunbōgu-ya)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Latin:
chartarius
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Mongolian:
бичгийн хэрэгслийн дэлгүүр
(bičgiin xeregsliin delgüür)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Mongolian:
ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠰᠡᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠳᠡᠯᠭᠡᠭᠦᠷ
(bičig-ün keregsel-ün delgegür)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Polish:
właściciel sklepu papierniczego
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Polish:
właścicielka sklepu papierniczego
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Portuguese:
papeleiro
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Portuguese:
papeleira
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Turkish:
kırtasiyeci
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Turkish:
kâğıtçı
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery
Ottoman Turkish:
كاغدجی
(kâğıdcı)
— person or business that sells paper and other stationery