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noun Informal.
a list of names and addresses of persons considered by a business, charity organization, etc., to be likely purchasers or donors.
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Origin of sucker list
An Americanism dating back to 1945â50
Words nearby sucker list
SĂŒchow, suck, sucker, sucker bait, suckerfish, sucker list, sucker-punch, sucket fork, suckfish, suckhole, suck in
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sucker list
A list of names of likely prospects for making purchases or donations, as in Some charities raise money by selling their sucker lists to other organizations. This term uses sucker in the sense of âdupe,â a usage that in turn alludes to the naivetĂ© of a baby suckling at its mother's breast. [Colloquial; 1940s]
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