Meaning & use
mailers
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“mailers” is a form of “mailer”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
nounpluralAmerican
Printed advertisements or announcements sent in bulk through the mail, such as flyers, brochures and postcards.
Grammar: Plural of mailer: one mailer, many mailers.
Patterns
- send out mailers
- get mailers
The pizza shop sent out mailers with discount coupons to every house on the street.
Our mailbox was full of political mailers before the election.
She recycled the mailers without opening them.
nounplural
Strong envelopes or boxes used for sending items by post, often padded to protect the contents.
Grammar: Plural of mailer: padded mailers.
Patterns
- pack something in mailers
- padded mailers
The shop uses padded mailers to ship its small ceramic mugs.
She bought a box of 100 plastic mailers for her online store.
nounpluralcomputing
People or companies that send mail, or software and programs that send email.
Grammar: Plural and often used in business or computing: bulk mailers.
Patterns
- bulk mailers
- email mailers
Bulk mailers get lower postage rates from the postal service.
The marketing team uses email mailers to announce each new product.
Word forms
| singular | mailer |
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Common combinations
- direct mail mailers
- Direct mail mailers can reach customers who ignore email.
- padded mailers
- Pack the glass in padded mailers.
- send out mailers
- We send out mailers every spring.
- bulk mailers
- Bulk mailers pay less to send each letter.
- junk mailers
- I threw away the junk mailers.
- promotional mailers
- The store used promotional mailers to announce its sale.
Synonyms and how they differ
- flyers
- Flyers are single sheets handed out or posted, while mailers are sent through the mail.
- circulars
- Circulars is an older word for printed notices sent widely and sounds more formal.
- envelopes
- Envelopes is general and does not mean padded or branded shipping packages.
- junk mail
- Junk mail is uncountable and always negative, while mailers can be neutral.
Word family
Commonly confused: mailers or mailman?
mailers vs mailman
A mailman is the person who delivers mail; mailers are the items or the bags and envelopes used to send them.
Practice
The shop wrapped each mug in bubble wrap and put it into small padded ____ before posting.
Choose one answer.
Padded mailers are protective envelopes used for shipping. Mailmen are delivery workers, and a mailbox is where mail is collected.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “mailers”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.