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waitlister

waitlister noun: a person on a waiting list.

Noun

waitlister (plural waitlisters)

  1. A person on a waiting list.
    • Common Sense Dos and Don'ts for the Waitlister: Do: send updates with your most recent grades or other achievements.2009, Michael E. McGrath, Christopher K. McGrath, Decide Better! for College, page 82
    • Staff will then survey the venue to determine how many spaces are available and begin selling tickets to waitlisters in sequential order. Tickets are around $20 each and it's cash only.2016, Benjamin Craig, Sundance - A Festival Virgin's Guide (3rd Edition)

Forms of waitlister

pluralwaitlisters

Origin of waitlister

From waitlist + -er.

Questions about waitlister

What does waitlister mean?
Waitlister means a person on a waiting list.
What part of speech is waitlister?
Waitlister is a noun.
What is the plural of waitlister?
The plural of waitlister is waitlisters.

Words near waitlister in the dictionary

  1. waiting-rooms
  2. waitingly
  3. waitings
  4. waitlist
  5. waitlisted
  6. waitlister
  7. waitlisters
  8. waitlisting
  9. waitlists
  10. Waitman
  11. waitoreke

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