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stapler

1

[ stey-pler ]

noun

  1. a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples. staple.
  2. a wire-stitching machine, especially one used in bookbinding.
  3. Also called staple gun. a hand-powered tool used for driving heavy-duty wire staples staple into wood and other materials.


stapler

2

[ stey-pler ]

noun

  1. a person who staples staple wool.
  2. a merchant who deals in a staple or staples. staple.

ˈٲ

/ ˈٱɪə /

noun

  1. a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper, etc, to hold them together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stapler1

First recorded in 1905–10; staple 1 + -er 1

Origin of stapler2

First recorded in 1505–15; staple 2 + -er 1
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Put another way: If someone had attacked their accountant with a stapler, would they then be sentenced to shuffling papers at a competing firm?

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This involves killing other people in various creative ways, one of which utilizes a stapler in a way I would rather not think about again.

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Gabriel Trujillo, just 8 or 9 years old, wrote that he would be a stapler.

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They’re also taught to use items around them — staplers, laptops, iPads — to fend off an attacker if there are no other options.

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Her father, Charles, designed and manufactured staplers and other office items.

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