billposter

American

[bil-poh-ster] / ˈbɪlˌpoʊ stər /

noun

a person who posts bills and advertisements.

billposter British

/ ˈbɪlˌpəʊstə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of billposter

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

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billposter

At one point he took a job as a billposter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Phil went to work like a seasoned billposter, plastering every old stable and tight board fence in the village.

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

He had noted every movement of the billposter.

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

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 Edgar B. P. Darlington

In places where there is a regular billposter, he does that work for us.

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

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