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noun/ˈpoʊstɚ/
  1. 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. 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. 3

    One who posts a message.Internet

    • Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
  4. 4

    A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.informal

  5. 5

    A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.slang

    • We got three posters in the third and lost.
  6. 6

    A dunk over a defending player.

verb/ˈpoʊstɚ/
  1. 1

    To decorate with posters.transitive

    • to poster the walls of a bedroom
noun/ˈpoʊstɚ/
  1. 1

    A posthorse.dated

    • we whirled along with four posters at a gallop
  2. 2

    A swift traveller; a courier.archaic

    • posters of the sea and land

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