poster
Etymology 1
post + -er
noun
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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. -
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. -
(Internet) One who posts a message. Some posters left the online message board after the squabble. -
(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. We got three posters in the third and lost. -
(basketball) A dunk over a defending player.
verb
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(transitive) To decorate with posters. to poster the walls of a bedroom
Etymology 2
post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”).
noun
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(dated) A posthorse. we whirled along with four posters at a gallop 1854, Charles Lever, The Dodd Family Abroad -
(archaic) A swift traveller; a courier.
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