Usually means: Symbolic representation of a cause.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word poster boy:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. poster boy: Merriam-Webster
  2. poster boy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. poster boy: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. poster boy: Collins English Dictionary
  5. poster boy: Vocabulary.com
  6. poster-boy: Wordnik
  7. poster boy: Wiktionary
  8. poster boy: Dictionary.com
  9. Poster Boy (film), Poster Boy (street artist), Poster boy, The Poster Boy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. poster boy: Rhymezone
  11. poster boy: FreeDictionary.org
  12. poster boy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. poster boy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. poster boy: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (poster boy)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) A male exemplar of some trait.

Similar:
poster child, posterchild, patron saint, exemplar, icon, standard-bearer, type, paragon, picture, pattern, more...

Opposite:
antithesis, counterexample, opposite example

Types:
athlete, celebrity, model, activist, entrepreneur, artist, musician, scientist, more...

Adjectives:
schoolboy, boy, tot lot, kiddish, baby, kiddy, kidlike, youngling, girlie, boylike, girly

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Similar:
poster child, posterchild, patron saint, exemplar, icon, standard-bearer, type, paragon, picture, pattern, more...

Opposite:
antithesis, counterexample, opposite example

Types:
athlete, celebrity, model, activist, entrepreneur, artist, musician, scientist, more...

Adjectives:
schoolboy, boy, tot lot, kiddish, baby, kiddy, kidlike, youngling, girlie, boylike, girly



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