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stationer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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