English Explanatory Dictionary

poster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
  2. An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
  3. One who posts a message.
  4. A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
  5. A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
  6. A dunk over a defending player.
verb
  1. To decorate with posters.
noun
  1. A posthorse.
  2. A swift traveller; a courier.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpoʊstɚ/ en-us-poster.ogg

Word forms

poster posters postering postered

Etymology

From post + -er.

Derived words

big-character poster billposter fly-poster four-poster OP overposter posterboard poster boy poster child poster color posterette poster girl posterise posterish posterist posterization posterize posterlike poster paint poster session poster stamp postery schizoposter shitposter top-poster wanted poster

Translations

Bulgarian: греда́ Finnish: tolppa Finnish: tolppalaukaus German: Pfosten Norwegian: stangskudd Swedish: stolpe ut Swedish: stolpskott
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