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

With another labor war and the looming threat of a 2027 work stoppage casting a dark cloud over Major League Baseball, the affluent Dodgers have become the pro-salary cap crowd’s poster child for all that is wrong with the sport. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026

The superstar entertainer’s house, assessed at around $28 million, became a poster child for the law. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026

Enthusiasm built across Wall Street after Nvidia delivered another blowout quarter of results , with analysts seeing a clear rally ahead for the artificial intelligence poster child. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026

Kate Middleton is the poster child for minimalist makeup looks. —Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026

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