poster boy

noun

: a male poster child

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It’s been more than two decades since the Rockies’ new president of baseball operations became the poster boy for a new generation of analytic thinkers who helped revolutionize Major League Baseball. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2025 The sound effects team hasn't entirely neglected the franchise's acid-blooded poster boys, either. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025 Can Slot’s side also become the poster boys at the other end of the churn spectrum? James Nalton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Penn’s Jeff Spicoli is the poster boy for this trailblazing spirit. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poster boy

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poster boy was in 1946

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“Poster boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20boy. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.

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