name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
mailer
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪlə/
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General-American: /ˈmeɪlɚ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)
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homophone: mela (non-rhotic pronunciations)
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CMU ARPABET: M EY1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who sends mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A computer program that sends electronic mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A packet or container designed for postal use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The cassette came in a brown paper mailer.
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noun
Meaning 5
A mailshot; advertising sent by mail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
a container for something to be mailed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: container
Narrower terms: airmailer
noun
Meaning 7
an advertisement that is sent by mail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
noun
Meaning 8
a person who mails something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
noun
Meaning 9
United States writer (born in 1923)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Norman Mailer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology
* 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”).
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.