poster
1[ poh-ster ]
/ ˈpoʊ stər /
noun
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
a large print of a painting, photograph, etc., used to decorate a wall: posters of street scenes.
a person who posts bills, placards, etc.
Digital Technology. a person who posts or submits an online message to a message board: The previous poster in this thread was off-topic.
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British Dictionary definitions for poster
poster
/ (ˈpəʊstə) /
noun
a large printed picture, used for decoration
a placard or bill posted in a public place as an advertisement
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Word Origin and History for poster
poster
"bill, placard, thing posted," 1838, from post (v.1). Poster boy/girl/child "someone given prominence in certain causes" is attested by 1990, in reference to fund-raising drives for charities associated with disability, featuring child sufferers, a feature since 1930s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper