poster child

American  

noun

1. a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.

2. a person or thing that exemplifies or represents.

   She could be a poster child for good sportsmanship.

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Etymology

Origin of poster child

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Zagreb Advent, as the capital's Christmas markets and events are collectively known, is the poster child for this approach, with billboards in neighbouring countries urging people to attend.

From BBC

Investor anxiety hit a crescendo in November, when Blue Owl, the poster child for private-credit lending, scrapped a plan to merge two funds it manages.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the poster child for layovers and delays is Chicago, home to the largest number of interchange terminals.

From The Wall Street Journal

With less robust free cash flows and higher existing debt levels than the “Magnificent Seven” hyperscalers, Oracle has become a poster child for investor fears regarding the leveraging up of the AI trade.

From MarketWatch

Cisco Systems, which had been the poster child for the bubble in much the same way Nvidia is today, took the biggest hit, bleeding out 89% of its value over the next 2½ years.

From Barron's

Related Words

• icon
• representative