mailcatcher

[ meyl-kach-er ]

/ ˈmeɪlˌkætʃ ər /

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noun Railroads.

a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track.

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Origin of mailcatcher

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; mail¹ + catcher

Words nearby mailcatcher

mailboat, mail bomb, mailbox, mail car, mail carrier, mailcatcher, mail-cheeked, mailcoach, mail drop, maile, mailed