watchlist (?w?t??l?st) n1. a list of things to be monitored, esp in order to prevent loss, damage, etc2. a list of people or organizations to be kept under surveillance, esp because they are suspected of wrongdoing: terrorist watchlist. Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014