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noun mail·er \ ˈmā-lər \

Definition of mailer

1 :one that mails

2 :a container for mailing something

3 :something (such as an advertisement) sent by mail

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Recent Examples of mailer from the Web

During a Los Angeles ballot initiative campaign to put a moratorium on high-rise construction, AHF put out a mailer featuring Mayor Eric Garcetti.

— laura hancock, cleveland.com, "Group supporting drug-pricing issue goofs up endorsement announcement," 24 Aug. 2017
Gibbons sent out a fundraising mailer for Liberty Alliance from her Greitens campaign email address, and she was listed as the contact for potential donors.

— jason hancock, kansascity, "Gov. Greitens’ nonprofit gives $250,000 in dark money to right-to-work PAC," 19 July 2017
The senator sent a mailer to Alabama Republicans last week highlighting Mr. Brooks’s criticism of Mr. Trump.

— jonathan martin and alexander burns, New York Times, "Alabama’s Special Senate Election Is All About Wooing Trump," 9 July 2017
Anyone can go to the local supervisor’s office and view the information or buy digitized voter rolls used to send sending campaign mailers.

— lauren ritchie, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Governor should stay away from President's toxic voting commission," 7 July 2017
Suchorski repeated that assertion last week, saying Abele had no hand in the Larson mailer or any other recent ones.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele uses ads and website to attack foe," 5 July 2017
Taylor, a parent engagement specialist with Milwaukee Public Schools, did not return calls but responded to the mailer with an epic Facebook post, which appears to have been taken down.

— daniel bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bice: Milwaukee County Exec Chris Abele uses ads and website to attack foe," 5 July 2017
Apple published community mailers five times and sent them to 26,000 households.

— kathy chin leong, New York Times, "Apple Disrupts Silicon Valley With Another Eye-Catcher: Its New Home," 4 July 2017
A mailer circulated comparing Miller, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, to the Islamic State.

— the new york times, NOLA.com, "Confederate monuments: Racist history in Tampa clouds heritage claim," 25 June 2017

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First Known Use of mailer

circa 1890

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biographical name Mai·ler \ ˈmā-lər \

Definition of Mailer

Norman 1923–2007 American author

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Definition of mailer for English Language Learners

: a person or organization that mails something
: a container used for mailing something
: something (such as an advertisement) that is sent by mail

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