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

Chavez-Lopez was bombarded with a deluge of negative campaign advertisements and mailers that questioned her integrity, her connections to special interests, and her relationship with a PG&E executive who was also connected to her campaign. —Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 June 2025

This involves door-knocking, phone banks, texting operations and mailers. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025

In the final days, a super PAC backing Cuomo is sending mailers, airing TV advertisements and expanding their ground game, criticizing Mamdani’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest city residents to fund free buses and childcare. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025

Thoughtfully integrated, direct mail offers a tangible, memorable touchpoint—perhaps a physical mailer to an engaged website visitor who didn’t convert. —Maria Youth, Forbes.com, 16 June 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