Definition of "stationer" []

• One that sells stationery. (noun)
• Archaic A publisher. (noun)
• Archaic A bookseller. (noun)

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• "The stationer was a little ashamed, and used to defend himself feebly, and in a mealy voice profess a Kropotkinesque gospel of tolerance."
• "I just remember that stationery is sold by a stationer, not a stationar."
• "Stationary also used to mean stationery; both terms derive from the Latin stationarius, stationery arriving indirectly by stationer + - y."