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      poster
      noun
      A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
      An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
      (Internet) One who posts a message.
      (basketball) A dunk over a defending player.
      (Australian rules football, informal) A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
      (ice hockey, slang) A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
      A surname.
      (dated) A posthorse.
      (archaic) A swift traveller; a courier.
      verb
      (transitive) To decorate with posters.
      Roots
      ponerepos- · Latin · place, put
      Synonyms for poster
      placardnaffichehandbillnbillboardnsignboardnadvertisementnfliernnoticensignn
      Words related to poster
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