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mailer^¹

/ˈmeɪlə/ UK
/ˈmeɪlɚ/ US

Sounds like mela (non-rhotic pronunciations) · Rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)

noun mailers

One who sends mail. 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.
A computer program that sends electronic mail.
A packet or container designed for postal use. The cassette came in a brown paper mailer.
A mailshot; advertising sent by mail. 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.

Mailer^²

Where it comes from

* As an English surname for an enameler, via Middle English from Old French esmal. Compare Ambler.

* As a Welsh surname, variant of Meylor, from the personal name Meilyr, of Brythonic origin, corresponding to mael (“prince”) + rhi (“king”).

proper noun

A surname.

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@misc{mailer_2026,
  title = {mailer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mailer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}