mailer
a container, as a mailing tube or protective envelope, for mailing papers, books, merchandise, etc.
an advertising brochure, form letter, or the like, sent out in the mail.
Archaic. a mailboat.
Origin of mailer
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Other definitions for Mailer (2 of 2)
Norman, 1923–2007, U.S. writer.
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How to use mailer in a sentence
Groups trying to help Gloria appeal to more conservative voters even used it in a mailer.
Politics Report: Winners and Losers Special Edition | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | November 7, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMuch of the union money in this year’s race has gone to polling, digital advertising and campaign mailers.
Teachers Union Is the Only Big Spender in San Diego Unified School Board Races | Will Huntsberry | October 26, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThere has been a lot of talk about supporters of Todd Gloria sending out mailers that highlighted the support his rival, Barbara Bry, has gotten from Republicans.
Politics Report: Faulconer Positions Big Move for Lame Duck Season | Andrew Keatts and Scott Lewis | October 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThis week, it reported spending an additional $21,000 on each candidate to produce mailers.
Sacramento Report: San Diego’s Two Most Competitive State Races | Sara Libby | October 23, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoElection officials say a flood of mailers from the Center for Voter Information has contained mistakes and confused voters at a time when states are racing to expand vote by mail.
Electionland 2020: Polling Place Safety, Misinformation, Mask Issues and More | by Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica, and Joshua Eaton, Lauren Rosenthal and Thy Anh Vo for ProPublica | October 23, 2020 | ProPublica
During this time, mailer also displayed an unexpected humility in the company of his fellow literary stars.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe remark comes to mind while reading The Selected Letters of Norman mailer.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is not to suggest that mailer ever lost the intellectual toughness which was central to his work.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany readers will no doubt be surprised just how friendly mailer was, how helpful he was to friends and strangers alike.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“You know, I never had a monstrous ego,” mailer confides to a friend in l987.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness | Ronald K. Fried | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen she entered the editorial office Tom was putting the last of the papers through the mailer.
Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. WheelerHe inked each galley, placed it in the mailing machine, and then fed the papers into the mailer.
Helen in the Editor's Chair | Ruthe S. WheelerThis is a very short and simple entry in Mr. mailer's journal, but it has most solemn significance.
George Muller of Bristol | Arthur T. PiersonThey had been pledged to furnish this licensed black-mailer with money, and still he was insatiate and unappeased.
If they got us out there they could surround us and mailer the life out of us.
Swatty | Ellis Parker Butler
British Dictionary definitions for mailer (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪlə) /
a person who addresses or mails letters, etc
US and Canadian a machine used for stamping and addressing mail
US and Canadian a container for mailing things
British Dictionary definitions for Mailer (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪlə) /
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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