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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Through a free mail-back scheme, customers return used heads in compostable mailers. Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025 Former Casada aide sentenced to prison Cade Cothren, former chief of staff to Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, was sentenced yesterday in connection with a political mailer scheme. Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Sep. 2025 Bittner has raised roughly half that amount and spent around $7,000, primarily on mailers and her campaign website. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 When investigators asked for original copies of 12 mailers, the campaign was able to produce only 10, the stipulation says. Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

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

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