mailcatcher

[ meyl-kach-er ]
/ ˈmeɪlˌkætʃ ər /

noun Railroads.

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

Origin of mailcatcher

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

Words nearby mailcatcher

mail-out, mailable, mailbag, mailboat, mailbox, mailcatcher, mailcoach, maile, mailed, mailed fist, mailer