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  mailer

  noun

  a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.
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  Mailer

  noun

  Norman, 1923–2007, U.S. writer.

mailer

¹ American  

[may-ler] / ˈmeɪ lər /

noun

1. a person who mails or prepares material for mailing.

2. a container, as a mailing tube or protective envelope, for 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.

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Mailer ² American  

[may-ler] / ˈmeɪ lər /

noun

1. Norman, 1923–2007, U.S. writer.

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mailer ¹ British  

/ 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

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Mailer ² British  

/ ˈmeɪlə /

noun

1. 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)

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Etymology

Origin of mailer

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

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Our job was to sort through the massive mailer box of padded envelopes and bubble mailers that came in from record labels, big, small and in-between.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Each month, they were sent a mailer promoting the “Selection of the Month,” and if the customer failed to return the rejection form, Columbia House would send them the new release and charge their account.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

A recent mailer offered a $300,000 term policy for a man his age at $170 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

So when Ali opened a slate mailer titled “Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ Sample Ballot and Voter Recommendations,” he couldn’t believe her advice on Measure CPT.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

She comes back with a Sharpie and a postcard mailer for a Christmas tree lot.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

In his loopy 1957 essay on hipsters, Norman Mailer talked about the “psychic havoc” of living under the threat of nuclear annihilation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

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

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

Even Rodriguez’s quixotic forays into politics, twice running for California governor on the Green Party ticket, drew my respect — if Norman Mailer and Upton Sinclair did it, why not a Chicano?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023

Ave. “Y” where great thinkers like Norman Mailer and Seymour Krim are always airing their views.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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