emailer

noun

email·​er ˈē-ˌmā-lər How to pronounce emailer (audio)
variants or e-mailer
plural emailers or e-mailers
: someone who emails
a bulk emailer
… a major FBI investigation was then launched that set out to determine the identity of the anonymous emailer.Alyona Minkovski
Habitual e-mailers, texters and posters convey quite precise nuances through punctuation, which is after all one of the points of punctuation.Ben Yagoda

Examples of emailer in a Sentence

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The emailers are starting to get back into the game. Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The Tippecanoe County Sheriff told Alting this morning that an anonymous emailer claimed two pipe bombs were at a home where Alting and his family previously lived in north Lafayette. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 Dec. 2025 Some loyal emailers insist left-handers Sean Sullivan and Carson Palmquist will become impact arms in the big leagues. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025 Never share your Medicare number with unsolicited callers or emailers. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2024 Predictive processing, the emailer suggested, might have something to say on the topic. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 June 2024 Never a big text-messager or emailer, Dressel suddenly started peppering his Gator Swim Club coach, Anthony Nesty, with messages. Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 15 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emailer was in 1984

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“Emailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emailer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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