poster

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpoʊstɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #6342

Meanings

1

noun
A large printed sheet, often with a picture, put up on a wall to advertise something or for decoration.

She put up a poster of her favourite band on her bedroom wall.
2

verb
To cover or decorate a surface with posters.

The students postered the campus walls before the concert.
3

noun
A person who posts a message online.

Several posters left the forum after the argument.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a large printed sheet,... posting

Word family

Forms posters

Derived forms billposterfly-posterfour-posteropoverposterposterboardposteretteposteriseposterishposteristposterizationposterize

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Phrases (1)

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poster child
a child whose image is used to raise awareness or funds for a charitable cause

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# poster

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊstɚ/
**Frequency rank:** 6342

## Meanings
1. A large printed sheet, often with a picture, put up on a wall to advertise something or for decoration.
2. To cover or decorate a surface with posters.
3. A person who posts a message online.

## Examples
- She put up a poster of her favourite band on her bedroom wall.
- The students postered the campus walls before the concert.
- Several posters left the forum after the argument.

## Derived Forms
- billposter
- fly-poster
- four-poster
- op
- overposter
- posterboard
- posterette
- posterise
- posterish
- posterist
- posterization
- posterize

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

## AI Etymology
Poster comes from post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”). In present-day English it covers a large printed sheet, often with a picture, put up on a wall to advertise something or for decoration, to cover or decorate a surface with posters, and a person who posts a message online. The wider family includes derived forms such as billposter, fly-poster, four-poster, op, overposter.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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