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

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Carollo in recent weeks has taken aim at the Regalado family, with his political committee funding a flurry of attack mailers and television ads. Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025 Phoenix Solutions received $52,000 in state tax money to create the mailers. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 The analog era — along with DVD mailers — faded with the 2020 introduction of the Academy Screening Room, an online portal featuring tight security and two-factor authentication. Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025 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 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 4 Jun. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

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

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