stapler n 1: a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together [syn: {stapler}, {stapling machine}]
Stapler \Sta"pler\ (-pl[~e]r), n. 1. A dealer in staple goods. [1913 Webster] 2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple. [1913 Webster] 3. A device used to drive a staple[8] into objects so as to fasten them together. [PJC]