watchlist

See also: watch list

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From watch +‎ list.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔt͡ʃˌlɪst/
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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒt͡ʃˌlɪst/

Noun

watchlist (plural watchlists)

  1. A list of people or things that are to receive special attention or monitoring.
    The police have hundreds of citizens on their watchlists.
    • 2010, William J. Krouse, Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening, page 11:
      The TSA provides the airlines with the “No Fly” and “Automatic Selectee” watchlists for use in identifying passengers who are to be denied boarding or who require additional scrutiny prior to boarding. The “No Fly” watchlist is a list of persons who are considered a direct threat to U.S. civil aviation.

Translations

Verb

watchlist (third-person singular simple present watchlists, present participle watchlisting, simple past and past participle watchlisted)

  1. (transitive) To add to a watchlist.
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