mailbag

noun

mail·​bag ˈmāl-ˌbag How to pronounce mailbag (audio)
1
: a letter carrier's shoulder bag
2
: a pouch used in the shipment of mail

Examples of mailbag in a Sentence

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Thank you all for submitting your questions for my post-free agency mailbag. James Boyd, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Brad Biggs tackles those questions — and many other topics — in his latest Bears mailbag. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025 In a new mailbag article for , Cleveland analyst Tony Grossi crossed the option of a trade for Milton off the list of potential avenues for the Browns. Evan Massey, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 To match a scene in the movie where Dylan visits his record company and is handed a mailbag full of fan letters, the museum now features a collection of actual mail Dylan received (and never opened), in a vintage mailbag to boot. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mailbag

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mailbag was in 1812

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“Mailbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailbag. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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