/stay"sheuh neuhr/ , n.
1. a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
2. Archaic.
a. a bookseller.
b. a publisher.
[ 1350-1400; ME stacio ( u ) ner stationarius, n. use of the adj.: STATIONARY, i.e., pertaining to dealers with permanent shops as distinguished from itinerant vendors ]