Etymology

stationer

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Today it means: A person or business that sells stationery. Full definition →

Medieval Latin statiōnārius
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromstatiōnārius
  2. English todaystationer

From Medieval Latin statiōnārius. By surface analysis, station + -er. Used of a bookseller who had a fixed station, especially at universities. Doublet of stationary.

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