poster child

noun

1

: a child who has a disease and is pictured in posters to solicit funds for combating the disease

2

: a person having a public image that is identified with something (such as a cause)

Examples of poster child in a Sentence

She was a stirring speaker and activist and soon became the poster child of the antiwar movement.

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, Red Hat Enterprise Linux was the poster child for the whole concept 20 years ago. —Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Sure, there are those who can say that Garcia is not a poster child for good things, but that is not the issue. —Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025

Apple has been the poster child of India’s manufacturing revitalization, seen by many as a case study for how a foreign company can win in the country. —Seema Mody, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025

Now in his mid-30s, he’s watched places like Cinque Terre evolve into the poster child for overtourism. —Lori Rackl, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for poster child

• domiciled
• reconciled
• undefiled
• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled