Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for poster child. Search instead for postkartenbild.
Definitions

poster child

NOUN
perfect representative of something
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“DCOR is the poster child for why the Coastal Commission must retain its … ability to challenge yet another very bad idea that will increase the risk of a spill off our coast.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

ServiceNow’s stock has been a poster child for the selloff, falling 37% on a year-to-date basis through Wednesday’s close.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Her successful bet against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the poster child for drug-price gouging during the 2016 election, landed her a starring role on Netflix’s “Dirty Money” docuseries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

They arrive in an era where Korean music is a global powerhouse, and BTS its biggest poster child.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Ruth May usually fell asleep, open-mouthed in the heat, with her hair plastered down across her sweaty face like the poster child for fever.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training