envelope stuffer
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One whose job is to manually insert sheets of printed paper into envelopes for mailing, especially as an example of a person whose work is menial and unfulfilling.
noun
An advertisement, flyer, or other unsolicited printed material contained in an envelope received by mail.
Example Sentences
- "[C]arpel tunnel syndrome […] is seen in many workers who do repetitive tasks by hand, including telephone operators, envelope stuffers, cashiers and meat processors."
- "In one survey, dishwashing ranked No. 735 among 740 occupations in terms of status (only envelope stuffer, prostitute, street-corner drug dealer, fortuneteller and panhandler ranked lower)."
- "Fante had worked at dozens of crummy jobs, including: door-to-door salesman, taxi driver, window washer, telemarketer, private investigator, hotel night manager, chauffeur, mailroom clerk, deckhand, dishwasher, carnival barker, envelope stuffer, dating service counselor, furniture salesman, and parking attendant."
- "[I]n processing the payroll, the production capacity, as measured in the maximum number of checks that can be printed and stuffed into envelopes per hour, may be limited by the mechanical sorter and envelope stuffer."
- "Such an enclosure is sometimes thoughtlessly called an "envelope stuffer.""
- "Joseph Leonard, Massachusetts First Deputy Banking Commissioner, said that banks must post conspicuous signs to let customers known about the new law, and they must include an envelope stuffer in their next mailing."