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

In Michigan, America PAC is paying for digital ads, mailers, printing and postage, and text and phone outreach supporting Republican Mike Rogers and attacking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, according to FEC filings. — Luke Fountain,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

While in many cases the indicia will include a company's name or permit number, the transgender mailer indicia lists the permit holder simply as INO. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Another of Alvarado’s committees also sent mailers to Central Florida voters urging them to vote for an independent state Senate candidate, Jestine Iannotti, who filed to run for a seat representing Seminole County and part of Volusia. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

In 2011, Netflix had the idea to spin off its streaming and DVD business into two separate companies and label the DVD mailers under a new company name. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 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