poster child
noun
1
: a child who has a disease and is pictured in posters to solicit funds for combating the disease
2
: a person having a public image that is identified with something (such as a cause)
Examples of poster child in a Sentence
She was a stirring speaker and activist and soon became the poster child of the antiwar movement.
Recent Examples on the Web
Drunk Elephant has become something of a poster child for the preteen beauty craze.
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Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 20 June 2024
So, here goes (with OPS+ entering Monday in parentheses)…
Spencer Torkelson (68): The poster child for CAN’T HIT this season after a 31-homer campaign in 2023, Tork is still waiting on his first dinger of 2024 (including all of spring training).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The rally sent the total market value of Nvidia, which has become the poster child of the AI boom, above $3 trillion for the first time.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The family is excited to promote pet adoption and animal rescue with Dory as a poster child for the fantastic pets available through rescues and shelters.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 20 June 2024
So, here goes (with OPS+ entering Monday in parentheses)…
Spencer Torkelson (68): The poster child for CAN’T HIT this season after a 31-homer campaign in 2023, Tork is still waiting on his first dinger of 2024 (including all of spring training).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
The rally sent the total market value of Nvidia, which has become the poster child of the AI boom, above $3 trillion for the first time.
—Eli Joseph, Fortune, 5 June 2024
The family is excited to promote pet adoption and animal rescue with Dory as a poster child for the fantastic pets available through rescues and shelters.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
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“Poster child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poster%20child. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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