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Meaning of "poster boy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POSTER BOY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POSTER BOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poster boy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POSTER BOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Poster child

The term poster child originally referred to a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters or other media as part of a campaign to raise money or enlist volunteers for a cause or organization. Such campaigns may be part of an annual effort or event, and may include the name and age of a specific child along with other personally identifiable attributes. The definition of "poster child" has since been expanded to a person of any age whose attributes or behaviour are emblematic of a known cause, movement, circumstance or ideal. Under this usage, the person in question is labeled as an embodiment or archetype. This signifies that the very identity of the subject is synonymous with the associated ideal; or otherwise representative of its most favorable or least favorable aspects.

Definition of poster boy in the English dictionary

The definition of poster boy in the dictionary is a person who appears on a poster. Other definition of poster boy is a person who typifies or represents a particular characteristic, cause, opinion, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POSTER BOY

postembryonic
postemergence
postemergency
postepileptic
poster
poster child
poster colour
poster girl
poster paint
posterior
posterior probability
posteriority
posteriorly
posterisation
posterity
posterization
posterize
postern
posterolateral
posteruptive

WORDS THAT END LIKE POSTER BOY

altar boy
baby boy
birthday boy
bovver boy
drummer boy
errand boy
glamour boy
golden boy
lover boy
messenger boy
old boy
poor boy
pretty boy
rent boy
tar boy
teddy boy
the boy
whipping boy
white-haired boy
wonder boy

Synonyms and antonyms of poster boy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «poster boy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POSTER BOY

Find out the translation of poster boy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poster boy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poster boy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海报男孩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muchacho del cartel
570 millions of speakers

English

poster boy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोस्टर लड़का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملصق الصبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плакат мальчика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garoto-propaganda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পোস্টার ছেলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´affiche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Budak poster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aushänge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

看板男
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포스터 소년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poster bocah lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áp phích cậu bé
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுவரொட்டி பையன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोस्टर मुलगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afiş çocuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragazzo poster
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Poster Boy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плакат хлопчика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

băiat poster
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poster boy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poster boy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affischpojke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plakat gutt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poster boy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTER BOY»

The term «poster boy» is regularly used and occupies the 86.984 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POSTER BOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poster boy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poster boy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poster boy

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9 QUOTES WITH «POSTER BOY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poster boy.
1
David Herbert Donald
I think, with the gay liberation movement has had need for heroes and heroines, and it would be rather nice to have Abraham Lincoln as your poster boy, wouldn't it?
2
Tom Hodgkinson
Facebook is not ideologically neutral. In fact, it emerges from a very particular world view which we can trace back to Hobbes. I discovered this by examining the profile of Zuckerberg's fellow board members who, unlike him, are a very interesting bunch and, I suspect, the real power behind the poster boy.
3
Billy Joel
I keep telling people: Don't make me the poster boy for AA because I don't know a lot about sobriety, but I do know a lot about drinking.
4
Anurag Kashyap
I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.
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Joe Lando
I'm the poster boy for Propecia. It's amazing.
6
Jai Rodriguez
Just because you are out doesn't make you the poster boy for the gay community.
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Patti Stanger
For the women in California, they're just downtrodden because they're so gorgeous here. Every hot cheerleader comes to California to make it. The men don't want to get married, they're lazy lions. Matthew McConaughey is their poster boy so they can procreate and live on the beach in the trailer and have kids and have money and be hedonistic.
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John Tesh
I've sort of become the poster boy for quitting your job and following your dreams.
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Daniel H. Wilson
The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POSTER BOY»

Discover the use of poster boy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poster boy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poster Boy: The War of Art
This book includes an interview with the artist and documents some of his best pieces, including before and after examples.
Poster Boy, 2010
2
First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps ...
From intestinal parasites to getting caught in a civil war, culture clashes to unexpected friendships, here is an honest and laugh-out-loud funny look at the search for love and purpose–from a woman who finds both in the last place she ...
Eve Brown-Waite, 2010
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Poster Boy for Average
Chapter. Six. Flip-flop. Flip-flop. Aubrey growled, trying to put the image of David into the cover the way she wanted. She needed to make sure he was prominent but not too big, so she could up the point size of the title and author name.
Sommer Marsden, 2014
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Poster Boy
The image-drunk world sees the Poster Boy, while Wimmie goes unrecognised. The real Wimmie leads an extraordinary life, far more remarkable than the crazy fiction of the Poster Boy and it is real.
Allan Cope, 2008
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A Poster Boy: Indian Cinema Poster Art
When Vijay follows his dream of becoming a star, he moves to Mumbai and finds that the friend he was relying on is not much of a friend.
Anjali Raghbeer, 2012
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Poster Boy
Sixteen-year-old Gray Fallon's life is looking pretty good.
Dede Crane, 2011
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
The Oklahoma Republican, who's become the poster boy for the cut-spending crowd, recently targeted what he deems wasteful spending in an "Oklahoma Waste Report." —Tulsa World (7/27/2011) "I've sort of become the poster girl for ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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Poetry in Motion
Poster Boy were an alright fellow. Some thought himself to be shallow. I know he were often shy and ambivalent about it. Said, “Wud, you now eny yow?” One day Poster Boy would earn his living through physical events that may raise some ...
Rj Fontinel-Gibran, 2011
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Getting it Right the First Time: How Innovative Companies ...
In a sense, the poster boy serves as a communicator so that many others will quickly understand the power of your innovation. Even though the technology may be quite complex, its use by the poster boy will be accomplished in a way that ...
John Katsaros, Peter Christy, 2005
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Hamann and the Tradition
For Kant, Socrates is the poster boy for the Enlightenment, the very type of an Enlightened person. For Hamann and for Kierkegaard, Socrates is not the poster boy for the Enlightenment, but is rather a challenge to the Enlightenment and to its ...
Lisa Marie Anderson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POSTER BOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poster boy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Despite CM's stand, finance minister remains 'poster boy'
MUMBAI: The city is now dotted with posters wishing minister Sudhir Mungantiwar a happy birthday (on July 30) despite chief minister ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Ray Rice comeback supported by Domestic Violence group
The group's mission is to end domestic violence against women, something that Rice became a poster boy for after he struck his now-wife, ... «FanSided, Jul 15»
3
Counting the cost of United's deals
The poster boy for duff transfer deals everywhere, Bebe very quickly turned into an embarrassing mistake for United after Ferguson admitted he ... «BT Sport, Jul 15»
4
Can hipster Christianity save churches from decline?
In the early 2000s, Bell was an evangelical luminary and the poster boy for cool Christianity (“he puts the hip in discipleship,” wrote Andy ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Yakub Memon row: Salman finally stood up for something …
Salman Khan is hardly the poster boy for any miscarriage of justice issue. But in the end all he did was express an opinion. And just as even a ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
6
Upside and Question Marks Define Penguins' Blue Line
Kris Letang is the headliner of the group and, in many ways, the poster boy for the wide spectrum of possible outcomes for Pittsburgh in ... «Today's Slapshot, Jul 15»
7
Ruby Rose receives backlash after posting photo with Floyd …
Here's me thinking he was a poster boy for domestic violence against woman with the well earned title of all-round fuck stick but obviously I had ... «Sun Times National, Jul 15»
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Fresno State football: Coordinator Nick Toth has big designs for …
There is probably more of a blue-collar mentality than we've had since our first year here just because of the lack of poster boy guys. Now, Kyrie ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
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POSTER BOY FLEES ISIS? 'Jihadi John' reportedly leaves terror …
“Jihadi John” – wanted for the beheading murders of Americans and others seen on video – has left the terrorist group ISIS, reportedly fearing ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
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9 Quotes That Prove Gene From 'Bob's Burgers' Is The Most …
As a former thoroughly nonathletic child (and a current nonathletic adult), I feel like Gene is the perfect poster boy for everyone who detested gym class. «Bustle, Jul 15»

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