mailer

CEFRB2

/ˈmeɪlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that sends mail, especially advertising.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A computer program that sends electronic mail.

Examples

  • Mr Mailer is to stay here till tomorrow.

  • Mr. Mailer will stay here until tomorrow.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings
  1. A packet or container designed for postal use.

  2. One who sends mail.

  3. A mailshot; advertising sent by mail.

More examples

In context
  • The cassette came in a brown paper mailer.

  • Large and frequent mailers may send material on a monthly basis to their house lists, test acquisitions several times a year to drum up new donors, and perhaps do a few special appeals on top of that.

  • Lasky Co., Newark (N. J.) printer, has been using a direct-mail campaign slanted toward this problem. Latest mailer, an oversized post card, has on the address side a colorful drawing of a bird perched on top of a sign post.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To protect the fragile vase during shipping, she placed it in a padded blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From mail + -er.