A printer is provided with a printing means (12) for effecting printing on a sheet material, and a temporary stocking mechanism (14) for temporarily stocking the sheet material on which printing is effected. The temporary stocking mechanism (14) is provided with a temporary stocking member (21) having a cylindrical take-up space in which the sheet material is taken up, for temporarily stocking the sheet material on which printing is effected by a printing means, a take-up roller (22) provided in the take-up space, for taking up the sheet material, a driving means for rotationally driving the take-up roller, and a press-contact means (27) for bringing a peripheral surface of the take-up roller (22) into press contact with an inner peripheral surface of the temporary stocking member (21).