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Definition of poster noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

poster

noun
 
/ˈpəʊstə(r)/
 
/ˈpəʊstər/
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  1. a large notice, often with a picture on it, that is put in a public place to advertise something
    • campaign/election posters
    • a poster campaign (= an attempt to educate people about something by using posters)
    • a wanted poster (= with a picture of a person that the police are looking for)
    • They put up a poster advertising the concert.
    compare placard
    Extra Examples
    • Huge election posters suddenly went up all over the town.
    • The council has launched a poster campaign to stop would-be fly-tippers.
    • The police have put up wanted posters describing the man.
    • posters for tonight's concert
    Topics Businessa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • campaign
    • circus
    • election
    verb + poster
    • display
    • hang
    • hang up
    poster + verb
    • appear
    • go up
    • hang
    poster + noun
    • campaign
    • board
    • presentation
    preposition
    • on a/​the poster
    • poster for
    • poster of
    See full entry
  2. a large picture that is printed on paper and put on a wall as decoration
    • posters of her favourite bands
    • a film/movie poster
    Extra Examples
    • She collects vintage movie posters.
    • He was the poster boy for indie rock.
    • Her walls are plastered with posters of rap artists.
    • a poster of Lionel Messi
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • campaign
    • circus
    • election
    verb + poster
    • display
    • hang
    • hang up
    poster + verb
    • appear
    • go up
    • hang
    poster + noun
    • campaign
    • board
    • presentation
    preposition
    • on a/​the poster
    • poster for
    • poster of
    See full entry
  3. a person who posts a message on a message board (= a place on a website where people can read or write messages)
See poster in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee poster in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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