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poster

/ˈpoʊstər/
/ˈpʌʊstə/
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Other forms: posters

Definitions of poster
  1. noun
    a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
    “a poster advertised the coming attractions”
    synonyms: bill, card, notice, placard, posting
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    types:
    show bill, show card, theatrical poster
    a poster advertising a show or play
    flash card, flashcard
    a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher
    type of:
    sign
    a public display of a message
  2. noun
    someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
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    type of:
    worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  3. noun
    a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
    synonyms: post horse, post-horse
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    type of:
    Equus caballus, horse
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Pronunciation
US
/ˈpoʊstər/
UK
/ˈpʌʊstə/
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