mailroom

American

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

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to a mailroom.

mailroom employees.

Etymology

Origin of mailroom

First recorded in 1880–85; mail ¹ + room

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mailroom

Everyone acted up: secretaries, senior partners, mailroom clerks, hangers-on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

He served in the Army National Guard and, near the end of his service, in 1959, began working in MCA’s mailroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 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

I back into the mailroom, my heart slamming inside my chest.

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

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