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poster

1

[ poh-ster ]

noun

  1. a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
  2. a large print of a painting, photograph, etc., used to decorate a wall:

    posters of street scenes.

  3. a person who posts bills, placards, etc.
  4. Digital Technology. a person who posts or submits an online message to a message board:

    The previous poster in this thread was off-topic.



poster

2

[ poh-ster ]

noun

  1. Archaic. a person who travels rapidly.

poster

/ ˈpəʊstə /

noun

  1. a large printed picture, used for decoration
  2. a placard or bill posted in a public place as an advertisement


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Word History and Origins

Origin of poster1

First recorded in 1830–40; post 1 + -er 1

Origin of poster2

First recorded in 1595–1605; post 3 + -er 1

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Example Sentences

“EOTS is a poster child for one of the ills of the acquisition process,” the official said.

But by the time a critical wanted poster sent via fax arrived, more than two hours elapsed.

Before I could apologize to his mother he ran back out to the living room with a poster of his dad and opened it up for me to see.

They have made Keystone XL the poster child of their climate-change efforts.

A life-sized poster of Par Gyi greeted guests at the entrance.

Sitting on the edge of the huge curtained four-poster bed, he ponders on the events of the evening.

There was still money in her purse, and her next temptation presented itself in the shape of a matinee poster.

The director may consider the performance as an animated poster which moves rapidly from design to design.

Also, one boomed and boosted his own particular emotions, celebrating their merits in the language of the circus-poster.

The name "Students' Hostel," written on a large poster placed at the gate, attracted my attention and I rang the doorbell.

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