name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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name
A surname.
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noun
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
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noun
An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
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noun
One who posts a message.
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Usage: Internet
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noun
A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.
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Usage: informal
Qualifier: Australian rules football
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noun
A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
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Usage: slang
Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
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noun
A dunk over a defending player.
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Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A posthorse.
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Usage: dated
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noun
A swift traveller; a courier.
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Usage: archaic
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verb
To decorate with posters.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: post horse, post-horse
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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus
noun
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: posting, placard, notice, bill, card
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sign
Narrower terms: show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard
noun
someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bill poster, bill sticker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: worker
History
Etymology tree Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English poster From post + -er.
From post + -er, from post (“travel, dispatch”).
Across languages
141 source translations are retained for this English entry.