1
a
: a usually large printed sheet that often contains pictures and is posted in a public place (as to promote something)
b
: a usually large printed sheet that is put on a wall as decoration
2
: a person who posts something online (see post entry 2 sense 3)
The case is among a growing number of defamation claims nationally that target anonymous Internet posters to websites operated by news media and other owners.—
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postered; postering; posters
: to put up posters on walls or surfaces : to affix posters to
postered her bedroom walls with images of her favorite athletes
They were not exactly old hands when it came to postering abandoned buildings, walls and fences in the dead of night.—Nancy Kapitanoff
Nancy KapitanoffThat we were in fact postering for so innocuous an event as a poetry reading was cause for greater amusement …—The Baffler
The Baffler
archaic
: a swift traveler
Synonyms
Examples of poster in a Sentence
Noun (2)
we put up a hundred posters announcing the concert
Recent Examples on the WebThomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Far-right posters now simultaneously want two incompatible things: to be anonymous and not.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
Each room or wall or nook is covered with artwork, movie posters, books, ceramics and toys, but there are more serious surprises too.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
But the results are undoubtedly a personal setback for the prime minister, whose face has been the central promise of the BJP’s campaign this election—featured on billboards, posters, and campaigns across the country—and who has never had to depend on coalition partners for survival.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 4 June 2024
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Noun
The vandals spray-painted the front of the building and plastered posters on the front door, police said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Far-right posters now simultaneously want two incompatible things: to be anonymous and not.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 10 June 2024
Each room or wall or nook is covered with artwork, movie posters, books, ceramics and toys, but there are more serious surprises too.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
But the results are undoubtedly a personal setback for the prime minister, whose face has been the central promise of the BJP’s campaign this election—featured on billboards, posters, and campaigns across the country—and who has never had to depend on coalition partners for survival.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 4 June 2024
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“Poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster. Accessed 20 Jun. 2024.
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