poster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

   a poster advertised the coming attractions

2. 2
   noun

   A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

   He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.

3. 3
   noun

   An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.

   I saw a poster for the film on the side of a bus.

4. 4
   noun

   One who posts a message.

   Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.

5. 5
   noun

   A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.

   We got three posters in the third and lost.

6. 6
   verb

   To decorate with posters.

   to poster the walls of a bedroom

7. 7
   noun

   A posthorse.

   we whirled along with four posters at a gallop

8. 8
   noun

   A swift traveller; a courier.

   posters of the sea and land

Etymology

From post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”).