poster girl

noun

: a female poster child

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Kidman has, in many ways, become the poster girl for what television stardom looks like in 2026. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 This year’s Cannes Film Festival co-poster girl, Geena Davis, was the host of amFAR’s 32nd edition. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Addison Rae, former TikTok star who more recently pivoted into movies and music, is being heralded as the current poster girl for the messy cool girl revival. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 The poster girl of the Beijing 2022 Games and undisputedly the biggest name in freestyle skiing, Gu won three medals in her debut Olympics, including silver in this event. — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poster girl

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of poster girl was in 1896

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“Poster girl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20girl. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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