Mailer Meaning
/ˈmeɪlə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who sends mail.
nounA computer program that sends electronic mail.
Sentence Examples
Mr Mailer is to stay here till tomorrow.
Mr. Mailer will stay here until tomorrow.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To protect the fragile vase during shipping, she placed it in a padded ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company sent a ____ to its customers to inform them about the upcoming sale and new products.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *malhō Frankish *malhabor. Medieval Latin malader. Anglo-Norman malebor. ▲ Old French malebor. Middle English male English mail Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mailer From mail + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2009, Robert Bly, 88 Money-Making Writing Jobs, page 133:
"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."
— 1957, Printers' Ink, volume 260, page 43:
"Do they recall your latest mailer? Did you ever sell an armoire through ads on hard-rock radio? Find out with low-cost "intercept" surveys of customers as they leave the store."
— 1982, NHFA's CompetitivEdge, volume 56, page 71:
"Do not delete this mailer as information given within may not be repeated in subsequent mailers."
— 2025 March 4, “Mailer III”, in ASCE, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To protect the fragile vase during shipping, she placed it in a padded ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company sent a ____ to its customers to inform them about the upcoming sale and new products.