Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stationer

/stˈeɪʃənɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: sta-tion-er
IPA: /stˈeɪʃənɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or business that sells stationery.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *steh₂-, statiōnārius

Inflected Forms

stationers (plural)

Derived Forms

stationer's stationery

Phrases

flying stationer running stationer

Synonyms

papyropolist stationery seller

Rhymes With

probationer vacationer

Questions

How do you pronounce stationer?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈeɪʃənɚ/.
What does stationer mean?: A person or business that sells stationery.
Where does stationer come from?: 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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