Poster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈoʊstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈəʊstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈəʊstə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈoʊstɚ/.

Examples

a poster advertised the coming attractions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bill post horse bill sticker post-horse posting bill poster card notice placard

Parts of Speech

noun	a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement “a poster advertised the coming attractions”
noun	someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
noun	a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers

Word Forms

post	verb	affix in a public place or for public notice
placard	verb	publicize or announce by placards
bill	verb	publicize or announce by placards

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

affiche

un panneau affiché dans un lieu public à titre de publicité

🇪🇸Spanish

póster

un cartel colocado en un lugar público como anuncio

🇷🇺Russian

плакат

вывеска, размещенная в общественном месте в качестве рекламы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोस्टर

किसी सार्वजनिक स्थान पर विज्ञापन के रूप में लगाया गया चिन्ह

🇧🇩Bengali

পোস্টার

একটি বিজ্ঞাপন হিসাবে একটি সর্বজনীন স্থানে পোস্ট করা একটি চিহ্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுவரொட்டி

ஒரு விளம்பரமாக ஒரு பொது இடத்தில் வைக்கப்படும் அடையாளம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోస్టర్

ఒక సంకేతం బహిరంగ ప్రదేశంలో ప్రకటనగా పోస్ట్ చేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

पोस्टर

जाहिरात म्हणून सार्वजनिक ठिकाणी पोस्ट केलेले चिन्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોસ્ટર

સાર્વજનિક સ્થળે જાહેરખબર તરીકે પોસ્ટ કરાયેલી નિશાની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್

ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಹೀರಾತಿನಂತೆ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോസ്റ്റർ

ഒരു പരസ്യമായി ഒരു പൊതു സ്ഥലത്ത് പോസ്റ്റ് ചെയ്ത ഒരു അടയാളം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਸਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਜਨਤਕ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੋਸਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

پوسٹر

ایک اشتہار کے طور پر عوامی جگہ پر پوسٹ کیا گیا ایک نشان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海报

在公共场所张贴的作为广告的标志

🇯🇵Japanese

ポスター

広告として公共の場所に掲示される看板

🇰🇷Korean

포스터

공공장소에 광고로 게시된 표시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áp phích

một tấm biển được dán ở nơi công cộng như một quảng cáo

🇹🇭Thai

โปสเตอร์

ป้ายที่ติดไว้ในที่สาธารณะเป็นโฆษณา

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملصق

لافتة معلقة في مكان عام كإعلان

🇮🇷Persian

پوستر

تابلویی که در یک مکان عمومی به عنوان تبلیغ نصب شده است

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹסטֵר

שלט המוצב במקום ציבורי כפרסומת

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