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

Recent Examples on the Web The pressure is high to align with a party to secure their voter lists, mailers and ideological endorsements. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2024 The protesters promptly picked the mailers up after dropping them. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024 Forward Jackson County’s biggest outlays leading up to the election were for printing mailers. Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024 Candidates spent their money flooding mailboxes with mailers and making some memorable ads. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024 City labor unions, particularly the 5,000-member Municipal Employees Association and the 2,000-member Police Officers Association, are expected to strongly support the measure with mailers and other efforts. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 That’s true even of candidates who use those mailers to tout their passion for fighting climate change. Brooke Staggs, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024 Advertisement The city recently sent mailers to 9,000 local businesses in four languages to notify them the exemptions are over. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024 There were several mailers, TV commercials and press releases geared toward Question 1. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

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

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