poster

nounverbnouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈpoʊstɚ//

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

noun

1
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.
2
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.
3
One who posts a message.
Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
4
informalA shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
5
slangA shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
We got three posters in the third and lost.
6
A dunk over a defending player.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poster From post + -er.

verb

1
To decorate with posters.
to poster the walls of a bedroom

noun

1
datedA posthorse.
we whirled along with four posters at a gallop
2
archaicA swift traveller; a courier.
posters of the sea and land

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: posters
past tense: postered
past participle: postered
present participle: postering
third person singular: posters

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

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