How do you pronounce waitlist?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪtˌlɪst/.

waitlist

/ˈweɪtˌlɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

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"We’ve already had kids get off waitlists at N.Y.U., B.U., Fairfield and Quinnipiac.”"
"I applied to M.I.T. I had an admission interview with Roger Borovoy, an alumnus, and was waitlisted."

From wait + list.

waitlists (plural) wait-list (alternative) waitlists (present, singular) waitlisting (participle, present) waitlisted (participle, past) waitlisted (past)

waitlister

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