poster girl

noun

: a female poster child

Examples of poster girl in a Sentence

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Miley Cyrus is the poster girl for boundary-pushing haircuts. Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025 The Single Life Takes Centre Stage on Social Media One of the poster girls for the trend is Julia Fox, the author and model who is beloved by Gen-Z. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 From the queen of the Christian Louboutin Kate heel to the poster girl for the Italian bob craze, Zendaya is constantly serving up fashion and beauty inspiration. Katharina Fuchs, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025 And yes, Paramount+ could do worse than making Helen Mirren its corporate poster girl — like Chad Michael Murray in the early days of The WB. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poster girl

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 May. 2025.

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