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POSTER
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Irregular inflected form: poster
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
Synonyms:
post-horse; post horse; poster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poster" is a kind of...):
Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Example:
a poster advertised the coming attractions
Synonyms:
bill; card; notice; placard; poster; posting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("poster" is a kind of...):
sign (a public display of a message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "poster"):
show bill; show card; theatrical poster (a poster advertising a show or play)
flash card; flashcard (a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher)
Derivation:
post (publicize with, or as if with, a poster)
post (affix in a public place or for public notice)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
Synonyms:
bill poster; bill sticker; poster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("poster" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
post (publicize with, or as if with, a poster)
post (affix in a public place or for public notice)
post (assign to a post; put into a post)
