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watchlist.

A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst/General-American/ˈwɒt͡ʃˌlɪst/UK
  1. A list of people or things that are assigned to receive special attention or monitoring.

    The police have hundreds of citizens on their watchlists.
Where this word comes from

From watch + list.

verb/ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst/General-American/ˈwɒt͡ʃˌlɪst/UK
  1. To add to a watchlist.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From watch + list.

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