mailer
noun
mailer
1 American
[mey-ler]
/ ˈmeɪ lər /
noun
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a container, as a mailing tube or protective envelope, for mailing papers, books, merchandise, etc.
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an advertising brochure, form letter, or the like, sent out in the mail.
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Archaic. a mailboat.
Mailer
2
American
[mey-ler]
/ ˈmeɪ lər /
noun
mailer
1
British
/ ˈmeɪlə /
noun
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a person who addresses or mails letters, etc
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a machine used for stamping and addressing mail
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a container for mailing things
Mailer
2
British
/ ˈmeɪlə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of mailer
Example Sentences
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One thinks of Norman Mailer in “The Naked and the Dead”: “they died for hills no one could have named, for objectives no one understood.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The problem with the Mailer and Rove rule is that it is superficial, and can often encourage voters to make shallow choices.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
Give us Bellow with his lion-hunting Henderson, Mailer with his century-swallowing fever dreams!
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
For a final hearing, in July 1976, Wildes brought in Norman Mailer and Gloria Swanson, among others, to testify on Lennon’s behalf, and the INS granted the musician his green card.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024
That week at school, Joaquin had turned the corner down the hallway toward his English class and come face-to-face with Birdie and Colin Mailer.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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