A stationer is a person who sells paper, envelopes, pens, and other equipment used for writing.
stationer in British English
(ˈsteɪʃənə)
noun
1.
a person who sells stationery or a shop where stationery is sold
2. obsolete
a publisher or bookseller
Word origin
C14: from Medieval Latin stationarius a person having a regular station, hence a shopkeeper (esp a bookseller) as distinguishedfrom an itinerant tradesman; see station
stationer in American English
(ˈsteɪʃənər)
noun
1. Obsolete
a bookseller or publisher
2.
a person who sells office supplies, greeting cards, some books, etc.
Word origin
ME stacionere < ML stationarius, tradesman with a fixed station or shop (by contrast with a peddler) < L, stationary
Examples of 'stationer' in a sentence
stationer
It contained letter paper of no great distinction which could have been obtained at any British stationer 's.
Barnard, Robert DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE (2001)
It was a thin, probably gold ballpoint pen, expensive-looking, no ordinary stationer 's pen.
Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER (2001)
Kenworthy went into the stationer 's and bought the best map of the locality that they had in stock.
Hilton, John Buxton MOONDROP TO MURDER (2001)
In other languages
stationer
British English: stationer /ˈsteɪʃənə/ NOUN
A stationer or a stationer's is a shop that sells paper, envelopes, and other materials or equipment used for writing.