mailer

One who sends letters

A mailer is something sent through the postal system, typically a piece of advertising or promotional material designed for mass distribution.

The term also covers padded envelopes and protective packaging used to ship items.

In computing, a mailer is software that handles email.

Norman Mailer was a prominent American novelist and journalist, but when lowercase, mailer refers to postal items or email programs, not people.

The company sent out thousands of mailers announcing the sale.

advertising

brochure

Printed promotional material

  • flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
  • catalogOrdered list of items
  • leafletSingle-sheet printed handout

promotional · coupon · insert · circular · postcard · mailshot · admail · solicitation · bulk · unaddressed

postal

stamp

Mark-making device

postman · carrier · delivery · shipping · tracking · certified · registered · priority · express · first-class

email

inbox

Message receiving folder

reply · draft · sent · spam · filter · thread · newsletter · autoresponder · unsubscribe · bounce

person

Norman

1066 England conqueror

journalist · essayist · Pulitzer · literary · nonfiction · boxing · counterculture

packaging

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

  • manilaYellowish-brown hemp material
  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • paddedFilled with soft material

bubble · windowed · peel-and-stick · cardboard · tube · poly · flat · gummed · flap · tamper-evident

correspondence

envelope

Folded paper enclosure

postcard · notecard · seal · parchment · vellum · correspondence · penpal · airmail · calligraphy · handwritten

software

postfix

Append to end

  • MTAPublic transportation authority
  • SMTPEmail transmission protocol
  • daemonSupernatural attendant entity

queue · relay · configuration · header · log · bounce · routing · spool · protocol · dovecot

Categories
Opposites
sender vs receiver

mailerrecipient

One who receives something

receiver · addressee · consignee · deliveryman · mail carrier

container vs contents

mailercontents

What something holds

letter · enclosure · insert · payload · document

outbound vs inbound communication

mailerinbox

Message receiving folder

incoming mail · reply · return mail · response

Phrases
Family

mail, mailed, mailman, mailing, mailbox, mailboxes, mailbag, mailers, emailers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G