a large printed picture, used for decoration a placard or bill posted in a public place as an advertisement
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
post•er1 /ˈpoʊstɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a large, stiff piece of paper with a message on it, posted in a public place, as for advertising:The poster had a picture of the missing child's face.
post•er1
(pō′stər),USA pronunciation n.
post•er2 (pō′stər),USA pronunciation n.
- a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- a person who posts bills, placards, etc.
- post1 + -er1 1830–40
post•er2 (pō′stər),USA pronunciation n.
- See post horse.
- [Archaic.]a person who travels rapidly.
- post3 + -er1 1595–1605
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'poster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
OP
- affiche
- bill
- billposter
- cartel
- compost
- distemper
- fix
- four-poster
- grabby
- impost
- notice
- placard
- playbill
- post
- post horse
- poster boy
- poster child
- poster color
- poster paint
- posterization
- promotion
- show bill
- show card
- solus
- sticker
- tester
- wallposter
- white space