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mailer

mailer

7 2.8
A person who sends letters or packages by post
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪlər/
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  • Every month, the mailer arrives with updates and offers from my favorite stores.

Examples

  • The mailer I received yesterday included coupons for local restaurants.

  • There are plenty of well-established organizations that actually work on behalf of mailers and postal workers.

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  • She worked as a mailer, helping companies distribute their promotional materials.

Synonyms

sender
vsmailer
24 1.0

A person, group, or company that sends messages such as letters and parcels

focuses specifically on posting physical letters and packages
addressor
vsmailer
6.8

A person who sends mail or packages

focuses on posting items rather than addressing or labeling communications
addresser
vsmailer
6.5

A person who sends a letter or message

emphasizes physical posting instead of addressing or sending messages generally

Compounds

direct mailer
1 5.0

A person or company that sends ads by mail to sell things

Surface Forms

mailer singular
mailers plural

Morphology

mailer = mail (transparent) = mail + er

This is a regular agent noun: someone who mails letters or packages is transparently a 'mailer'.

Etymology

Mailer comes from mail meaning 'letters or parcels' plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does'. So a mailer can be a person who sends mail or posts letters and packages, and the origin points to the job of sending items.