Definition: poster

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

poster
     n 1: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
          poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: posting,
           placard, notice, bill, card]
     2: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or
        billboards [syn: bill poster, bill sticker]
     3: a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail
        carriers or for rent to travelers [syn: post horse]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Poster \Post"er\, n.
   1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public
      places.

   2. One who posts bills; a billposter.
Poster \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.