mailcatcher

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noun

A device on a train for picking up mailbags while the train is in motion.

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Meanings

nounmailcatcher (plural mailcatchers)

plural mailcatchers

  1. historicalrailwaysA device on a train for picking up mailbags while the train is in motion.

    Synonyms: catcher

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device on a train for picking up mailbags while the train is in motion.

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Origin

From mail + catcher.

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Cite this entry
APA

mailcatcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailcatcher

MLA

“mailcatcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailcatcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mailcatcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailcatcher.

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