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

Having captured global attention with its dancing and kung-fu fighting androids, China’s Unitree has become the poster child of the country’s robotic advancement. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Buzz camper van screaming back earlier than previously forecasted at a time when the Kia PV5 has rapidly surpassed Volkswagen's electric van as the breakthrough poster child of global e-camping. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

The literary poster child for the old type of soldier was Ernest Hemingway, who, like many men of his generation, had preordained military service as a child. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

The stock reaction indicates investors see the news as a callback to Chipotle’s past as the poster child for food safety issues. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Aug. 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