mailroom

American  

[meyl-room, -room] / ˈmeɪlˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. Also mail room a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a mailroom.

   mailroom employees.

Etymology

Origin of mailroom

First recorded in 1880–85; mail ¹ + room

Example Sentences

“I knew something had to change when I started trying to beat him to the mailroom and hide whatever I had ordered,” said Haq, who runs a women’s health nonprofit in Troy, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He did not report her, but two weeks later she was back working in the mailroom.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

I think that babka spent the holidays going stale in the mailroom, being picked off by random employees or nibbled by mice.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Prison policies have extensive censorship criteria, and mailroom staff must individually scan each letter, book, and magazine that enters a prison—flipping through the entire reading content—to determine if it violates the censorship policy.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

I’m a few steps down the hallway at Guillermo’s, when I hear raised voices coming from the mailroom.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson