poster girl

noun

: a female poster child

Examples of poster girl in a Sentence

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The poster girl of the Beijing 2022 Games and undisputedly the biggest name in freestyle skiing, Gu won three medals in her debut Olympics, including silver in this event. Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026 Portman is, in many ways, the poster girl for quiet luxury. Meg Walters, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026 The modern poster girl for the trend is Wednesday Addams, the Addams Family’s morbid and emotionally reserved daughter, who is the focus of Tim Burton’s Netflix series starring Ortega in the role. Ella Alexander, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025 Addison Rae, former TikTok star who more recently pivoted into movies and music, is being heralded as the current poster girl for the messy cool girl revival. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for poster girl

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poster girl was in 1896

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“Poster girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20girl. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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