mailer

noun

mail·​er ˈmā-lər 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest contributor is CTA, which spent more than $5 million in the primary, covering the cost of mailers, text message campaigns and TV, radio, newspaper and digital ads, among other things. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The Yes campaign listed donations to at least six other groups for mailers in its most recent filings. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Vargo’s recent party switch and her clashing political mailers — some reading as if made for Democrats and others for Republican voters — prompted the local Democratic party to back her opponent, Patricia Rumph, a lifelong Democrat. — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

The North Carolina Senate Majority Fund, which is supporting Crutchfield, sent Cabarrus County voters mailers attacking Cook over her opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship program. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mailer

• e-mailer
• self-mailer

Rhymes for mailer

• bailer
• bailor
• baler
• jailer
• jailor
• paler
• sailer
• sailor
• scalar
• scaler
• tailor
• trailer

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

Mai·​ler ˈmā-lər 

Norman 1923–2007 American author