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View synonyms for want ad

want ad

want ad

noun

  1. informal.
    a classified advertisement in a newspaper, magazine, etc, for something wanted, such as property or employment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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."

This description of the right sort of boy is put in the form of a "Want ad" in a newspaper.

He handed it to her, and his eyes lighted on the "want ad" columns.

Before the old man could answer they had reached the want-ad counter.

Thinking that Mr. Malcom might have gone back to the want-ad department, she hastily returned there.

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