sucker list

noun

: a list of the names, addresses, and sometimes telephone numbers of persons who are likely to be purchasers or donors, to whom advertising matter might profitably be sent, or to whom personal application might be made
purchased a sucker list from another seller of watered stock
on the sucker lists of all the local charities

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“Sucker list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker%20list. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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