poster
1 Americannoun
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a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
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a large print of a painting, photograph, etc., used to decorate a wall.
posters of street scenes.
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a person who posts bills, placards, etc.
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Digital Technology. a person who posts or submits an online message to a message board.
The previous poster in this thread was off-topic.
noun
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a large printed picture, used for decoration
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a placard or bill posted in a public place as an advertisement
Etymology
Origin of poster1
First recorded in 1830–40; post 1 + -er 1
Origin of poster2
Vocabulary lists containing poster
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Music supervisor Randall Poster, Wes Anderson’s longtime collaborator, made multiple playlists for the restaurant, imagined as a score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
During his three years as the self-proclaimed “AIDS Poster Boy,” Campbell was the target of both scorn and fear.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Through Feb. 25, an exhibition at Poster House in Manhattan demonstrates these visual and rhetorical styles, and how they reflect the evolving movement’s shifting strategies.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Decades of archival sleuthing, gallery auctions, junk store reconnaissance and negotiations with private collectors have culminated in Leen’s new book, “Ranger of the Lost Art: Rediscovering the WPA Poster Art of Our National Parks.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023
At a solidarity rally held in Tison's honor, picketers wore T-shirts that read "Race-Baiting Should Be a Crime" while holding signs featuring Tison's face and the words "Protector not Poster Child."
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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