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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France and even Japan, which for years was a poster child for ultralow rates thanks to decades of economic stagnation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Reports soon surfaced that Schmitt’s general counsel Ethan Harper, who stood behind him holding the infamous poster, saw his potential White House staff position being placed into immediate jeopardy.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"He's been a role model and poster boy for British boxing for years," Fury, 38, said of Joshua.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He said so much with so little, Iñárritu thought, and that “less is more” thinking could hold so much power in a film poster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
He sat hunched over our poster board, checking it for the millionth time.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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