poster boy

noun

: a male poster child

Examples of poster boy in a Sentence

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Onscreen, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon are practically poster boys for men in white jeans, especially on the Riviera. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Prince Harry could be the perfect poster boy… however, Trump dislikes Meghan and deporting Meghan is not on the cards. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 What a poster boy for the pivot: Rivian Automotive (RIVN) shares have fallen to $18 from $172. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poster boy

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of poster boy was in 1946

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“Poster boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20boy. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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