mailcatcher

mail·catch·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl-kach-er]
- /ˈmeɪlˌkætʃ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyl-kach-er]
- /ˈmeɪlˌkætʃ ər/

Definition of mailcatcher word

noun mailcatcher a device on a mail car that, while the train is moving, picks up mailbags suspended beside the track. 1

Just one definition for mailcatcher

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Origin of mailcatcher

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Mailcatcher

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mailcatcher

mailcatcher popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.