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Meaning of POSTER

Pronunciation:  'powstur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
  2. [n]  a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
  3. [n]  someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
 
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 Synonyms: bill, bill poster, bill sticker, card, notice, placard, post horse, posting
 
 See Also: Equus caballus, flash card, flashcard, horse, show bill, show card, sign, theatrical poster, worker

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Post"er\, n.
    1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public
       places.
    2. One who posts bills; a billposter.
    
  2. \Post"er\, n.
    1. One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.
       ``Posters of the sea and land.'' --Shak.
    2. A post horse. ``Posters at full gallop.'' --C. Lever.
    
 
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 Related Terms: advertisement, affiche, announcement, banner, bill, billboard, broadside, carrier, carrier pigeon, circular, flier, handbill, homer, homing pigeon, mail car, mail coach, mail packet, mail train, mail truck, mailer, mailplane, notice, packet boat, pigeon post, placard, post boat, post car, post coach, post-horse, post-office car, railway mail car, sign, signboard
 

 

 

 

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