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[ meyl-room, -room ] / ˈmeɪlˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
nounAlso mail room . a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization. adjectiveof or relating to a mailroom:mailroom employees. Origin of mailroomFirst recorded in 1880–85; mail1 + room Words nearby mailroommail merging, mail order, mail-order bride, mail-order house, mail-out, mailroom, mailsack, mailshot, maim, mai mai, Maiman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mailroomPeople like David Geffen who worked their way up from the mailroom are increasingly rare. Trustafarians Want to Tell You How to Live|Joel Kotkin|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST I now regret that I did not request a couple of burly fellows from the mailroom to remove the woman from the premises. The Thief of Words: Starling Lawrence|Jill Bialosky|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST During the winter I worked as a security guard, I sorted mail in a mailroom, and I catalogued music in a library. Did My Education Cost Too Much?|Jessica Feldman|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST He talks as respectfully with the mailroom clerk as with the editor of the Culture desk. Knowing Bill Cunningham|Philip Gefter|March 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
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