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单词 stapler
释义

stapler

1
[ stey-pler ]
/ ˈsteɪ plər /
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noun

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

Origin of stapler

1
First recorded in 1905–10; staple1 + -er1

Words nearby stapler

staphyloschisis, staphylotomy, staphylotoxin, staple, staple gun, stapler, stapling, star, star anise, star apple, Stara Zagora

Definition for stapler (2 of 2)

stapler2
[ stey-pler ]
/ ˈsteɪ plər /

noun

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

Origin of stapler

2
First recorded in 1505–15; staple2 + -er1
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for stapler

  • This other dingus was undoubtedly a typewriter—and this small gadget on the desk a stapler.

    The Mighty Dead|William Campbell Gault
  • Captain Stapler, who was no card-player, looked on and replenished the long glasses of Scotch that stood at each man's right hand.

    A Son Of The Sun|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for stapler

stapler
/ (ˈsteɪplə) /

noun

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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