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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The agency will also accept and process letters and packages from commercial mailers at mail processing facilities. Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025 The mailer listed Frisch’s house as being worth $9,785,900. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 Public Investigator reporters helped figure out the dark money funders behind the mailers, which also raised eyebrows in other states. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024 But Republicans used billboards, mailers, ads and door-to-door campaigners to drive turnout in Lancaster County, Pa., home base to the nation’s largest Amish settlement. Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024 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 15 Jan. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

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

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