poster boy
Americannoun
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a male child whose image is used on a poster or in an advertisement for a cause or organization.
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a male person who exemplifies or represents a specific cause, ideal, characteristic, etc.
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a male person appearing on a poster as a pinup.
noun
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a person who appears on a poster
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a person who typifies or represents a particular characteristic, cause, opinion, etc
a poster girl for late motherhood
Example Sentences
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“I take a lot of things in stride,” adding that being “the poster boy for high ticket prices” is “the last thing you prefer to be. But that’s how it went.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Mainoo has become the poster boy for the club.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Kyrgios said he has not given "a thought" to the possibility he could become a poster boy for misogynists ready to criticise women's sport if he beats Sabalenka.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Weinstein had become “the poster boy, the original sinner, for the #MeToo movement,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The paper chain belonged to everybody, but he was almost the poster boy for it.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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