backlist
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editbacklist (plural backlists)
- (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
- Synonyms: back catalog, back catalogue
- Antonym: frontlist
- Hypernym: booklist
Verb
editbacklist (third-person singular simple present backlists, present participle backlisting, simple past and past participle backlisted)
- (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
- I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
- (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.