envelope stuffer

Definitions

1. 1

   One whose job is to manually insert sheets of printed paper into envelopes for mailing,…

   One whose job is to manually insert sheets of printed paper into envelopes for mailing, especially as an example of a person whose work is menial and unfulfilling.

   • [C]arpel tunnel syndrome […] is seen in many workers who do repetitive tasks by hand, including telephone operators, envelope stuffers, cashiers and meat processors.
   • In one survey, dishwashing ranked No. 735 among 740 occupations in terms of status (only envelope stuffer, prostitute, street-corner drug dealer, fortuneteller and panhandler ranked lower).
2. 2

   A machine that mechanically inserts sheets of printed paper into envelopes.

   • [I]n processing the payroll, the production capacity, as measured in the maximum number of checks that can be printed and stuffed into envelopes per hour, may be limited by the mechanical sorter and envelope stuffer.
3. 3

   An advertisement, flyer, or other unsolicited printed material contained in an envelope…

   An advertisement, flyer, or other unsolicited printed material contained in an envelope received by mail.

   • Such an enclosure is sometimes thoughtlessly called an "envelope stuffer."
   • Joseph Leonard, Massachusetts First Deputy Banking Commissioner, said that banks must post conspicuous signs to let customers known about the new law, and they must include an envelope stuffer in their next mailing.
   • The envelope stuffer in your next statement is for the "Save the Bank" fund.

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