·adj One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils, blank books, and other articles used in writing.
II. Stationer ·adj A bookseller or publisher;
— formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or elsewhere.
One who has had experience, or who has been some time on a particular station. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A hawker of pamphlets, &c. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose