Definition of blacklist
: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
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Examples of blacklist in a Sentence
He's on the FBI's blacklist.
The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
First Known Use of blacklist
1624
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Definition of blacklist
transitive verb
: to put on a blacklist
blacklister
nounFirst Known Use of blacklist
1702
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playDefinition of blacklist for English Language Learners
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: a list of people, organizations, etc., that are disapproved of or that are to be punished or avoided
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Definition of blacklist for English Language Learners
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: to say that a person, company, etc., should be avoided or not allowed to do something : to place (someone or something) on a blacklist
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