poster
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poster¹
- /ˈpoʊstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊstə(ɹ)
noun posters
- 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.
- 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.
- One who posts a message. Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
- A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
- A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal. We got three posters in the third and lost.
- A dunk over a defending player.
verb posters · postering · postered
- To decorate with posters. to poster the walls of a bedroom
poster²
- /ˈpoʊstɚ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”).
noun posters
- A posthorse. we whirled along with four posters at a gallop
- A swift traveller; a courier. posters of the sea and land
Poster³
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: placard, notice, bill, post horse, card, signboard, billboard, flier, mailing, advertisement, mail, sender, advertising, drawing, photo, picture
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noun shot that hits a goalpost
| Deutsch | Pfosten |
|---|
noun picture intended to be attached to a wall
| Español | cartel, póster, afiche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포스터 poseuteo |
| 日本語 | ポスター posutā |
| 中文 | 招貼 /招贴 zhāotiē |
| हिन्दी | पोस्टर posṭar, इश्तहार iśtahār, प्लैकर्ड plaikarḍ |
| Português | cartaz |
| Français | poster, affiche |
| Deutsch | Poster, Affiche |
| Italiano | immagine di muro, poster |
| Ελληνικά | αφίσα afísa |
| Русский | по́стер póstɛr, афи́ша afíša |
| Tiếng Việt | bích chương, áp phích |
| עברית | כְּרָזָה krazá |
noun advertisement — see also placard
| Español | cartel, pasquín, afiche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포스터 poseuteo |
| 日本語 | ポスター posutā |
| 中文 | 海報 /海报 hǎibào, 招貼 /招贴 zhāotiē, 標語 /标语 biāoyǔ |
| Português | cartaz, propaganda |
| Français | affiche, poster |
| Deutsch | Plakat, Anschlag, Poster, Affiche |
| Italiano | manifesto, locandina |
| Ελληνικά | αφίσα afísa |
| Română | afiș, poster |
| Русский | плака́т plakát, афи́ша afíša, по́стер póstɛr |
| Tiếng Việt | bích chương |
| العربية | مُلْصَق mulṣaq, أَفِيش ʔafīš |
noun internet: one who posts a message
| Español | publicador |
|---|
Talk about this word "poster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. poster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poster "poster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poster.Cite this
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title = {poster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
