envelope-stuffer

Noun

envelope stuffer (plural envelope stuffers)

1. 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.1992 June 8, Dr. Irving Karten, "Computers cited in wrist injuries, The Hour (USA), p. 7 (retrieved 6 Feb 2013)
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.2002, Bryan Bergeron, Essentials of Shared Services, →ISBN, page 109
3. 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."1923 April 3, “Your Bills: Suppose your best salesman presented them in person”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 01 Feb 2013, page 9