Meanings
nounwanted poster (plural wanted posters)
plural wanted posters
- A poster that is distributed to the public, informing them of a person whom the authorities wish to apprehend.
Synonyms: wanted notice
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA poster that is distributed to the public, informing them of a person whom the authorities wish to apprehend.
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nouna public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person
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Translations
Catalan cartell de crida i cerca
- cartell de crida i cercaprinted announcement
Chinese Mandarin 通緝令 /通缉令
- 通緝令 /通缉令 (tōngjīlìng)printed announcement
Esperanto serĉafiŝo
- serĉafiŝoprinted announcement
Finnish etsintäkuulutusjuliste, etsintäkuulutus
- etsintäkuulutusjulisteprinted announcement
- etsintäkuulutusprinted announcement
French avis de recherche
- avis de rechercheprinted announcement
Japanese 指名手配
- 指名手配 (shimei tehai)printed announcement
Korean 지명수배
- 지명수배 (jimyeongsubae)printed announcement
Polish list gończy
- list gończyprinted announcement
Spanish cartel de se busca
- cartel de se buscaprinted announcement
Swedish efterlysningsaffisch
- efterlysningsaffischprinted announcement
Cite this entry
APA
wanted poster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanted%20poster
MLA
“wanted poster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanted%20poster. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wanted poster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanted%20poster.
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