mailing list

American  

noun

1. a list of addresses to which mail, especially advertisements, can be sent.

2. Computers.

   1. a list of email addresses to which messages, usually on a specific topic, are sent.

   2. an online discussion group whose messages are distributed to subscribers through email.

      the early American history mailing list.

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mailing list British  

noun

1. a register of names and addresses to which advertising matter, etc, is sent by post or electronic mail

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Etymology

Origin of mailing list

1905–10

Example Sentences

The company had to immediately launch an independent website, reconstruct its mailing list from scratch—the release of its data, along with $20 million in endowment funds, is still being litigated—and sell tickets for its shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Their lawsuit seeks to prevent the offshoot group from using the mailing list or Knock LA trademarks and demands that they restore access to “blocked social media accounts.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

In February 2021, she invited her mailing list to a webinar on the value — or not — of a fine arts degree, titled “Is It Time to Kill the M.F.A.?”

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

They still need to secure a new mailing list for all the workers at the Staten Island warehouse, which has high turnover.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Every weekday he sends a message out to his mailing list.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali