CATCHER IN THE RYE, THE


Meaning of CATCHER IN THE RYE, THE in English

ˌCatcher in the ˈRye, The BrE AmE

a book by J.D. ↑ Salinger about a boy called Holden ↑ Caulfield who runs away from school and goes to New York. The book has been especially popular with young people because it describes the problems and experiences of ↑ adolescence (=the time when a child is developing into an adult) .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.