stapler
/'steiplə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A small device used to fasten sheets of paper together by driving a thin metal wire (staple) through them and bending its ends. This is the most common meaning, referring to the common office tool.
Usage
- Noun: Used to refer to the physical tool. It is a countable noun.
- Please pass me the stapler; I need to attach these pages.
- The stapler on my desk is out of staples.
Advanced Usage
- Surgical Stapler: A medical device used by surgeons to close wounds or connect tissues during an operation. This is a specialized, technical use of the word.
- The surgeon used a stapler to close the incision quickly and efficiently.
Variants and Related Words
- Staple (noun): The small piece of bent wire used by a stapler.
- This box contains 5,000 staples for a standard stapler.
- Staple (verb): The action of using a stapler.
- Could you staple the report together, please?
- Stapler (archaic/industrial noun): Historically, a person who sorts or deals in staple commodities (like wool or cotton). This meaning is now very rare and specialized.
- In the 18th century, a wool stapler was an important merchant.
Synonyms
- Fastener: A more general term for any device that holds things together.
- Paper fastener: A more descriptive term specifying its use with paper.
Related Phrases
- Electric stapler / Power stapler: A stapler that uses electricity to drive the staple, often used for binding many pages.
- For the thick manuals, we use an electric stapler.
- Staple remover: A small tool designed to extract staples from paper.
- Use the staple remover carefully to avoid tearing the document.
Noun
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a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
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