envelope stuffer

== English == === Alternative forms === envelope-stuffer === Noun === envelope stuffer (plural envelope stuffers) 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. 1992 June 8, Dr. Irving Karten, "Computers cited in wrist injuries, The Hour (USA), p. 7 (retrieved 6 Feb 2013): [C]arpel tunnel syndrome […] is seen in many workers who do repetitive tasks by hand, including telephone operators, envelope stuffers, cashiers and meat processors. 2007 June 3, Pamela Paul, “Summer Reading: Travel, New York Times (retrieved 1 Feb 2013): 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). 2009, Dan Fante, Spitting Off Tall Buildings: A Novel, →ISBN, "About the Author" p. 156 (Google preview): Fante had worked at dozens of crummy jobs, including: door-to-door salesman, taxi driver, window washer, telemarketer, private investigator, hotel night manager, chauffeur, mailroom clerk, deckhand, dishwasher, carnival barker, envelope stuffer, dating service counselor, furniture salesman, and parking attendant. A machine that mechanically inserts sheets of printed paper into envelopes. An advertisement, flyer, or other unsolicited printed material contained in an envelope received by mail.