mailer

noun

mail·​er ˈmā-lər How to pronounce mailer (audio)
1
: one that mails
2
: a container for mailing something
3
: something (such as an advertisement) sent by mail

Examples of mailer in a Sentence

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Those mailers are now a key portion of the evidence in the indictment against Thao, Jones, and the Duongs, as prosecutors allege that the group made an unsavory agreement before Thao even took office. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025 The report said a Florida company, Truth & Justice Inc., made three wire transfers totaling over $150,000 to a graphics and printing vendor for mailers ordered by Cherfilus-McCormick’s 2022 reelection campaign. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025 The district attorney’s office alleges Juarez failed to pay a marketing company for printing and sending the negative political mailers. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024 Much of the allegations center on a 2022 election mailers benefiting Thao, which have already resulted in state criminal charges against the man allegedly behind them. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mailer 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mailer was circa 1890

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“Mailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailer. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

Mai·​ler ˈmā-lər How to pronounce Mailer (audio)
Norman 1923–2007 American author

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