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poster.

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpoʊstɚ/General-American

  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. 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. One who posts a message.

    Internet
    Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.

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

    informal

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

    slang
    We got three posters in the third and lost.

  6. A dunk over a defending player.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poster From post + -er.

verb/ˈpoʊstɚ/General-American

  1. To decorate with posters.

    transitive
    to poster the walls of a bedroom
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *porstis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó-sth₂-i-s Proto-Italic *postis Latin postisbor. Old English post ▲ Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poster From post + -er.

noun/ˈpoʊstɚ/General-American

  1. A posthorse.

    dated

  2. A swift traveller; a courier.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”).

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