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 WebJulie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
At a Senate hearing last month, family members stood, holding posters with photos of those who had died as Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, entered the hearing room.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Signs must be made of a soft material that can be folded (e.g. poster board or cloth).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
Like many who go through the program, her work appeared in Cornell’s Living Bird magazine, on posters, and on other materials.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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Noun
As the documentary nears its conclusion, Dunaway is shown at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011, the year she was chosen as the face of the festival and honored on giant posters.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
At a Senate hearing last month, family members stood, holding posters with photos of those who had died as Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, entered the hearing room.
—Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Signs must be made of a soft material that can be folded (e.g. poster board or cloth).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
Like many who go through the program, her work appeared in Cornell’s Living Bird magazine, on posters, and on other materials.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
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“Poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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