billposter

American  

[bil-poh-ster] / ˈbɪlˌpoʊ stər /

noun

1. a person who posts bills and advertisements.

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billposter British  

/ ˈbɪlˌpəʊstə /

noun

1. a person who is employed to stick advertising posters to walls, fences, etc

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Other Word Forms

• billposting noun
• billsticking noun

Etymology

Origin of billposter

First recorded in 1860–65; bill ¹ + poster ¹

Example Sentences

At one point he took a job as a billposter.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I may be a poor apology as a billposter, but as a diplomat I'm a winner, Billy."

From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

"Am I a billposter or am I not a billposter, Billy?"

From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

P. S. Yes, Phil says it was a hay barn that the billposter fell off from.

From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

Paste cans were loaded into the wagons, brushes and pails, together with the paper that had been carefully laid out and counted, the night before, for each billposter.

From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.