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e-mailer, n. Computing.
Brit. |ˈiːmeɪlə|, U.S. |ˈiˌmeɪlər|
Forms: 19– e-mailer, 19– e-mailer [Also with capital initial(s).]
[‹ email n.2 + -er suffix1. Compare slightly later e-mail v.]
1. A person who uses e-mail.
1986Network World (Nexis) 5 May 23 Electronic messages are peppered with fun four-letter words. Maybe fired-up E-mailers need some extra forms of expression. 1995Internet World Feb. 17/1 E mailers write about every conceivable issue, and they seem to be more supportive of the president and his policies than paper mailers. 2000Mayo News 5 July (Sport section) 2/3 This proposal has much merit and my thanks to the e-mailer whose name is not apparent from his enciphered address.
2. An e-mail program; a machine with an e-mail facility.
1986PC Week (Nexis) 24 June 119 SEAdog is actually a highly capable E-mailer. Certainly, it's the only E-mail package that gives administrators complete control of the network. 1994Financial Times 26 Nov. (Weekend) p. ix/2 These hand-held contraptions are a phone, fax, pager, E-mailer, scheduler, address book, calculator and note-pad all rolled into one small, if slightly bulky, box. 2001Working from Home Mar. (back cover) (advt.) Simply plug the e-mailer into the mains and a normal telephone socket, complete a short registration process and you are ready to go. |