poster

[poh-ster] Origin

post·er

1[poh-ster]
noun
1.
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
2.
a person who posts bills, placards, etc.

Origin:
1830–40; post1 + -er1

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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post·er

2[poh-ster]
noun
2.
Archaic. a person who travels rapidly.

Origin:
1595–1605; post3 + -er1
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poster (ˈpəʊstə)
 
n
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 Origin & History

poster
1838, from post (1) in the verbal sense of "fasten to a post" (1633). Poster boy/girl/child "someone given prominence in certain causes" is from 1980s, in ref. to fund-raising drives for charities associated with disability, featuring child sufferers, a feature since 1930s.
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