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.
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Former Mizzou Tigers standout basketball player Jontay Porter is often used as a poster child for the drawbacks of sports betting.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl called off a plan to merge two of its credit funds, a rare stumble by a firm that has become the poster child for private credit’s swift growth and, now, investor worries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Glinda has become the literal poster child for goodness, a part of the propaganda machine against Elphaba honchoed by the Wizard and the dastardly Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Bolstering investment in Japanese live action and animation While Korea has been the poster child of Disney+’s APAC slate in recent years, Schrier and Choi are staunchly committed to Japan as a major recipient of investment.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
Blue Owl called off a plan to merge two of its credit funds, a rare stumble by a firm that has become the poster child for private credit’s swift growth and, now, investor worries.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Glinda has become the literal poster child for goodness, a part of the propaganda machine against Elphaba honchoed by the Wizard and the dastardly Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Bolstering investment in Japanese live action and animation While Korea has been the poster child of Disney+’s APAC slate in recent years, Schrier and Choi are staunchly committed to Japan as a major recipient of investment.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Poster child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20child. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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