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View synonyms for want ad
want ad
want ad
noun
- informal.a classified advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc, for something wanted, such as property or employment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of want ad1
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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Example Sentences
Whistling over his task, Mr. Chester soon evolved the following "Want Ad."
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This description of the right sort of boy is put in the form of a "Want ad" in a newspaper.
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He handed it to her, and his eyes lighted on the "want ad" columns.
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Before the old man could answer they had reached the want-ad counter.
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Thinking that Mr. Malcom might have gone back to the want-ad department, she hastily returned there.
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