poster child
Americannoun
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a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
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a person or thing that exemplifies or represents.
She could be a poster child for good sportsmanship.
Etymology
Origin of poster child
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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For a nation long seen as the poster child for dirty coal dependence, this rapid transition points to a remarkable achievement in decarbonising its grid.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Born with a life-threatening genetic disorder and raised in a working-class family, Barker was, as she put it, “a poster child for Obamacare.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cisco is the “ultimate dot-com poster child trying to claim relevance in today’s bubble,” Goldberg said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Signorello Estate — a Napa Valley winery that rebuilt after becoming the poster child of the Atlas fire when its tasting room burned to the ground — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I already told y’all, I’m not gonna be the poster child for this.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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