mailer
/ˈmeɪlɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A computer program that sends electronic mail.
noun
A mailshot; advertising sent by mail.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The cassette came in a brown paper mailer."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Do not delete this mailer as information given within may not be repeated in subsequent mailers."
Etymology
Etymology tree English mail Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mailer From mail + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, esmal
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmeɪlɚ/
- British English: /ˈmeɪlə/