Mailbag
//ˈmeɪlˌbæɡ// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail.
"The communicating doors of adjoining vehicles are opened simultaneously by pressing a large push-button located a suitable height for a man loaded with mailbags to contact it with his shoulder; after a time-lag of seven seconds the doors close automatically."
- 2 letter carrier's shoulder bag wordnet
- 3 A smaller bag, slung from the shoulder, used by a mail carrier during the delivery of mail.
- 4 pouch used in the shipment of mail wordnet
- 5 The correspondence received by a publishing entity such as a magazine or website. broadly, figuratively
"In our mailbag this month, we've got no less than 12 letters from those of you who think that Jones should not have been benched."
Example
More examples"Included in the printed matter category is what is called 'special mailbag printed matter'."
Etymology
From mail + bag.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.