mailer

¹

[ mey-ler ]

noun

1. a person who mails mail or prepares material for mailing. mail. mailing.
2. a container, as a mailing tube or protective envelope, for mailing mail mailing papers, books, merchandise, etc.
3. an advertising brochure, form letter, or the like, sent out in the mail.
4. mailing machine.
5. Archaic. a mailboat.

Mailer

²

[ mey-ler ]

noun

1. Norman, 1923–2007, U.S. writer.

mailer

¹

/ ˈmeɪlə /

noun

1. a person who addresses or mails letters, etc
2. a machine used for stamping and addressing mail
3. a container for mailing things

Mailer

²

/ ˈmeɪlə /

noun

1. MailerNorman19232007MUSWRITING: author Norman. 1923–2007, US author. His works, which are frequently critical of modern American society, include the war novel The Naked and the Dead (1948), An American Dream (1965), his account of the 1967 peace march on Washington The Armies of the Night (1968), The Executioner's Song (1979), and Barbary Shore (1998)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mailer¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; mail ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In another mailer, De León posed with firefighters in front of the iconic Virgin of Guadalupe shrine at the Ramona Garden housing complex in Boyle Heights and talked to voters at Mariachi Plaza.

From Los Angeles Times

The tension came to a boiling point in recent weeks when Steel’s campaign sent mailers depicting Tran as a communist sympathizer.

From Los Angeles Times

The Asian Pacific Islander Leadership PAC also has sent multiple mailers on her behalf, including one featuring a woman holding a sign with the message “Stop Asian Hate.”

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to the presidential candidates’ omnipresence, voters in the state are bombarded by mailers, ads on television, radio and social media, and canvassers knocking on their doors.

From Los Angeles Times

His office used voter data to send out taxpayer-funded mailers, which spurred the state Legislature to ban such efforts within 60 days of an election.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brochure
• handbill
• leaflet