papyropolist

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English

Etymology

From papyro- (papyrus, paper) + Ancient Greek -πώλης (-pṓlēs, -seller, -monger) + -ist. Cf. pharmacopolist.

Noun

papyropolist (plural papyropolists)

  1. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of stationer: a seller of paper.
    • 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia..., s.v:
      Papyropolist... a Seller of Paper.

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