poster
1[poh-ster]
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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placard, sign, billboard, sheet, banner, sticker, handbill, announcement, notice, bill, signboard, broadside, affiche
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Origin of poster
1poster
2[poh-ster]
noun
Origin of poster
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poster
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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