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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Schimel will also be President Donald Trump's bestie on the bench, claims a new mailer by billionaire and top Trump ally Elon Musk's super PAC. Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025 Former aldermanic candidate wins $1.4M in defamation suit over campaign mailers South Side Ald. Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025 Sherwood argued that Smith and Casada were not acting as representatives while doing work in connection with the state mailer business. Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 12 May 2025 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 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 22 Jul. 2025.

Biographical Definition

Mailer

biographical name

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

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