Meanings
stapler1
nounstapler (plural staplers)
plural staplers
- broadlyAny device for stapling with (small or large) staples, including any office stapler, staple gun, or hammer tacker.
stapler2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
Similar
stapling machine
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
stapler · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*stebʰ-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*stapulaz
- Proto-West Germanic*stapul
- Old Englishstapol
- Middle Englishstapel
- Englishstaple
- Englishstapler
Translations
Afrikaans kramdrukker, krammasjien
- kramdrukkerdevice which binds together paper
- krammasjiendevice which binds together paper
- krambinderdevice which binds together paper
Arabic دَبَّاسَة
- دَبَّاسَة (dabbāsa)device which binds together paper
Basque grapagailu
- grapagailudevice which binds together paper
Bulgarian те́лбод
- те́лбод (télbod)device which binds together paper
Catalan engrapadora, grapadora
- engrapadoradevice which binds together paper
- grapadoradevice which binds together paper
Chinese Cantonese 釘書機 /钉书机
- 釘書機 /钉书机 (deng¹ syu¹ gei¹)device which binds together paper
Chinese Mandarin 訂書機 /订书机
- 訂書機 /订书机 (dìngshūjī)device which binds together paper
Czech svorkovač, sešívačka
- svorkovačdevice which binds together paper
- sešívačkadevice which binds together paper
Danish hæftemaskine
- hæftemaskinedevice which binds together paper
Dutch nietmachine, nietapparaat
- nietmachinedevice which binds together paper
- nietapparaatdevice which binds together paper
- nieterdevice which binds together paper
Esperanto agrafilo
- agrafilodevice which binds together paper
Estonian klammerdaja, klambrilööja
- klammerdajadevice which binds together paper
- klambrilööjadevice which binds together paper
- klammerdidevice which binds together paper
Finnish nitoja
- nitojadevice which binds together paper
French agrafeuse, brocheuse
- agrafeusedevice which binds together paper
- brocheusedevice which binds together paper
German Hefter, Heftgerät
- Hefterdevice which binds together paper
- Heftgerätdevice which binds together paper
- Heftapparatdevice which binds together paper
- Heftmaschinedevice which binds together paper
- Tackerdevice which binds together paper
Greek συρραπτικό
- συρραπτικό (syrraptikó)device which binds together paper
Hebrew מַכְלֵב, שַׁדְכָן
- מַכְלֵב (makhlev)device which binds together paper
- שַׁדְכָן (shadchán)device which binds together paper
Hungarian tűzőgép
- tűzőgépdevice which binds together paper
Icelandic heftari
- heftaridevice which binds together paper
Indonesian jepretan, pengokot
- jepretandevice which binds together paper
- pengokotdevice which binds together paper
- staplerdevice which binds together paper
Irish stáplóir
- stáplóirdevice which binds together paper
Italian spillatrice, graffettatrice
- spillatricedevice which binds together paper
- graffettatricedevice which binds together paper
- cucitricedevice which binds together paper
- pinzatricedevice which binds together paper
Japanese ホッチキス, ステープラー
- ホッチキス (hotchikisu)device which binds together paper
- ステープラー (sutēpurā)device which binds together paper
- 紙綴器 (kamitsuzuki)device which binds together paper
Korean 호치키스, 스테이플러
- 호치키스 (hochikiseu)device which binds together paper
- 스테이플러 (seuteipeulleo)device which binds together paper
- 지철기 (jicheolgi)device which binds together paper
Latin consutorium
- consutoriumdevice which binds together paper
Latvian skavotājs
- skavotājsdevice which binds together paper
Lithuanian vielasiūlė
- vielasiūlėdevice which binds together paper
Malay pengokot
- pengokotdevice which binds together paper
Māori tēpara, pūwhakapinepine
- tēparadevice which binds together paper
- pūwhakapinepinedevice which binds together paper
Norwegian stiftemaskin
- stiftemaskindevice which binds together paper
Persian منگنه
- منگنه (mangane)device which binds together paper
Polish zszywacz, stapler
- zszywaczdevice which binds together paper
- staplerdevice which binds together paper
Portuguese grampeador, agrafador
- grampeadordevice which binds together paper
- agrafadordevice which binds together paper
Romanian capsator
- capsatordevice which binds together paper
Russian сшива́тель, сте́плер
- сшива́тель (sšivátelʹ)device which binds together paper
- сте́плер (stɛ́pler)device which binds together paper
Slovak zošívačka
- zošívačkadevice which binds together paper
Spanish abrochadora, corchetera
- abrochadoradevice which binds together paper
- corcheteradevice which binds together paper
- cosedoradevice which binds together paper
- engrapadordevice which binds together paper
- engrapadoradevice which binds together paper
- grapadoradevice which binds together paper
Swahili kibanizi
- kibanizidevice which binds together paper
Swedish häftapparat
- häftapparatdevice which binds together paper
Tamil கம்பிதைப்புக் கருவி
- கம்பிதைப்புக் கருவி (kampitaippuk karuvi)device which binds together paper
Thai เครื่องเย็บกระดาษ, ที่เย็บกระดาษ
- เครื่องเย็บกระดาษdevice which binds together paper
- ที่เย็บกระดาษdevice which binds together paper
Turkish zımba, tel zımba
- zımbadevice which binds together paper
- tel zımbadevice which binds together paper
Ukrainian сте́плер, зшива́ч
- сте́плер (stépler)device which binds together paper
- зшива́ч (zšyváč)device which binds together paper
Vietnamese dập ghim
- dập ghimdevice which binds together paper
Welsh staplwr
- staplwrdevice which binds together paper
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
stapler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stapler
MLA
“stapler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stapler. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stapler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stapler.
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