"wanted poster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɑntɪd ˈpoʊstɚ/ [US], /ˈwɑnɪd ˈpoʊstɚ/ [US], /ˈwɒntɪd / [UK] Forms: wanted posters [plural]
Etymology: wanted + poster Etymology templates: {{com|en|wanted|poster}} wanted + poster Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanted poster (plural wanted posters)
  1. A poster that is distributed to the public, informing them of a person whom the authorities wish to apprehend. Categories (topical): Law enforcement Synonyms: wanted notice Translations (printed announcement): 通緝令 (Chinese Mandarin), 通缉令 (tōngjīlìng) (Chinese Mandarin), serĉafiŝo (Esperanto), etsintäkuulutus (Finnish), avis de recherche [masculine] (French), 指名手配 (shimei tehai) (Japanese), 지명수배 (jimyeongsubae) (alt: 指名手配) (Korean), list gońćzy [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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          "person",
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          "wish",
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          "sense": "printed announcement",
          "word": "etsintäkuulutus"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "printed announcement",
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          ],
          "word": "avis de recherche"
        },
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          "sense": "printed announcement",
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          "sense": "printed announcement",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "通緝令"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōngjīlìng",
      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "通缉令"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "serĉafiŝo"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "etsintäkuulutus"
    },
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      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avis de recherche"
    },
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimei tehai",
      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "指名手配"
    },
    {
      "alt": "指名手配",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "sense": "printed announcement",
      "word": "지명수배"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "printed announcement",
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      "word": "list gońćzy"
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