stationer

Office supplies seller

A stationer is a person or shop that sells office supplies—paper, pens, envelopes, notebooks, and similar items.

The term dates from when booksellers operated from fixed locations (stations) rather than traveling, but now refers specifically to the trade in writing materials and office goods: I picked up some envelopes at the stationer's.

retail

shop

Retail sales venue

stockist · merchant · vendor · boutique · emporium · storefront · kiosk · outlet · shopkeeper · inventory

supplies

paper

Pressed pulp for writing

pencil · ink · letterhead · notepad · folder · binder · clipboard · index card · sticky note · journal

craft

calligraphy

Ornamental handwriting art

bookbinding · wax seal · monogram · watermark · gilt edge · die-cutting · cardstock · vellum · parchment · cotton paper

writing

fountain pen

Ink-reservoir writing instrument

quill · penmanship · cursive · thank-you note · invitation · greeting card · desk set

office

desk

Furniture for writing

cabinet · organizer · tray · hole punch · letter opener · rubber band · pushpin · scissors · tape dispenser · stamp

Categories
Opposites
historical trade/guild role

stationerprinter

Machine producing paper copies

publisher · bookbinder · author · scribe

Phrases
Family

station, stationary, stations, gas station, stationed, stationery, stationing, space station, stationmaster

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G