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 the most recent election, Irvin was the subject of an ad campaign primarily in the form of mailers paid for by the state Democratic Party tying him to President Donald Trump, whom a majority of the city’s voters rejected in November. —R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025

Bass’s appointments came on the heels of reform advocate Rob Quan sending out mailers about the mayor’s delay in making appointments, which left the commission unable to get to work. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025

Meanwhile, mailers sent out by the California Real Estate Independent Expenditure Committee and the Silicon Valley Biz PAC have called Chavez-Lopez deceitful and exploitative of the housing crisis. —Devan Patel, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025

Flanagan resigned from the trade group in May 2024 after facing penalties from campaign finance regulators related to a campaign mailer. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025

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