stapler 1
/stay"pleuhr/ , n.
1. a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
2. a wire-stitching machine, esp. one used in bookbinding.
3. Also called staple gun . a hand-powered tool used for driving heavy-duty wire staples into wood and other materials.
[ 1905-10; STAPLE 1 + -ER 1 ]
stapler 2
/stay"pleuhr/ , n.
1. a person who staples wool.
2. a merchant who deals in a staple or staples.
[ 1505-15; STAPLE 2 + -ER 1 ]