B1nounworkbusiness
US/ˈsteɪ.plər/
UK/ˈsteɪ.plə/
a small office tool that joins sheets of paper together with a thin piece of metal
In context
Can I borrow your stapler to fix these pages together?
The stapler is out of staples again, so please refill it.
There is a stapler on the desk next to the printer.
Words that go with stapler
verb + noun
- use a staplerYou can use the stapler in the supply room.
- borrow a staplerHe asked to borrow a stapler.
- jam the staplerThick paper will jam the stapler.
noun + noun
- desk staplerA desk stapler is easier to use than a handheld one.
- stapler and tapePlease return the stapler and tape to the shelf.