poster boy

noun

: a male poster child

Examples of poster boy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Marc Almond has been the poster boy for danceable, transgressive sleazepop for at least 43 years now, and his yearning torch songs set to a heavy beat are almost unclassifiable as new wave or any other genre. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 13 May 2024 No wonder that Emanuel has been one of the poster boys for critics of Hollywood pay, including with his 2021 package worth $308 million. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for poster boy 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 May. 2024.

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