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stuffer

American  
[stuhf-er] / ˈstʌf ər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that stuffs.

  2. a small printed advertisement, announcement, or reminder that is inserted in an envelope and mailed with something else, as a bill or bank statement.


Etymology

Origin of stuffer

First recorded in 1605–15; stuff + -er 1

Example Sentences

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As the company weighed buying an additional meatball stuffer, which speeds up the process of filling the meatball, another option emerged in Crown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

It will be a much-appreciated stocking stuffer for your favorite hiker or walker.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

Little jars of a spreadable version of them blend up in a minute and make an adorable stocking stuffer.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023

Cincinnati linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was a stat stuffer this past season for the Bearcats.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

It amused him to see that his old college acquaintance "Sissie" Thomas and Billy Gray, the ballot box stuffer of the Second Ward, were among the most vehement of those who thus scorned him.

From The Vision Splendid by Raine, William MacLeod