wanted poster

English

Etymology

wanted +‎ poster

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑntɪd ˈpoʊstɚ/, /ˈwɑnɪd ˈpoʊstɚ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒntɪd /

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.

   Synonym: wanted notice

Translations

printed announcement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 通緝令／通缉令 (zh) (tōngjīlìng)

• Esperanto: serĉafiŝo
• Finnish: etsintäkuulutus (fi)
• French: avis de recherche m
• Japanese: 指名手配 (ja) (shimei tehai)
• Korean: 지명수배(指名手配) (ko) (jimyeongsubae)
• Polish: list gońćzy m
• Spanish: cartel de se busca m
• Swedish: efterlysningsaffisch c

Further reading

• wanted poster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia