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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

It’s as though a CEO suddenly, and willingly, decided to take the wages of a mailroom intern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Daddy forces them to hand him their company and banishes Jimmy to the Latitude mailroom.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

He started in the mailroom at Pacific Lumber as a young man and rose to become one of its most prominent local executives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025

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

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