waitlist
verbEtymology From wait + list.
1
To place on a waiting list.
- I applied to M.I.T. I had an admission interview with Roger Borovoy, an alumnus, and was waitlisted.2009 August 30, “A Long Road to Television”, in New York Times:
waitlist
noun/ˈweɪtˌlɪst/
Etymology From wait + list.
1
A waiting list.
- We’ve already had kids get off waitlists at N.Y.U., B.U., Fairfield and Quinnipiac.”2008 May 9, Tamar Lewin, “Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students”, in New York Times:
- Related terms
- waitlister