mailer

¹ American  

[mey-ler] / ˈmeɪ lər /

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.

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Mailer ² American  

[mey-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

Example Sentences

Judge Michael J. Truncale agreed with Exxon Mobil, concluding that the campaign mailer was “not within Bonta’s scope of employment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Shiroma pays them $2 per packet, which cuts into her normal profit of $6.70 per mailer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Another mailer is planned before the November election.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

She has taken a somewhat unorthodox slant in her advertising, highlighting her background as a semiprofessional pool player in a digital ad and a mailer sent to nearly 100,000 households.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

A white FedEx mailer was sitting on my bunk.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Related Words

• brochure
• handbill
• leaflet