STATIONER


Meaning of STATIONER in English

/ ˈsteɪʃənə(r); NAmE / noun ( especially BrE )

1.

a person who owns or manages a shop selling stationery

2.

stationer's ( pl. stationers ) a shop that sells stationery :

Is there a stationer's near here?

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense bookseller ): from medieval Latin stationarius tradesman (at a fixed location, i.e. not travelling). Compare with stationary .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.