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Posterchild
One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.
📖 Definitions of "Posterchild"
noun
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One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something.
"He's a poster child for militant vegetarianism."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Posterchild"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poster childnoun | (chiefly Canada, US, idiomatic) One who is a prototypical or quintessential example of something. |
| golden childnoun | One who is favored or the favorite (in a family, on a team, at work, etc.), often held in high esteem by others, and for whom there are high hopes. |
| posternoun | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| bywordnoun | A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. |
| childnoun | (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority). |
| figureheadnoun | (by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power. |
| schoolchildnoun | A young person attending school or of an age to attend school. |
| exemplarnoun | Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example. |
| superkidnoun | (colloquial) A child of remarkable talents or abilities. |
| little pitchernoun | (idiomatic, chiefly in the plural) A child. |
| birthchildnoun | A child ascribed to the domain of its birth, or to the ruler of it. |
| innocent | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| childbearernoun | One who gives birth to a child. |
| depictornoun | Alternative form of depicter. [One who, or that which, depicts (a specified subject).] |
| war childnoun | A child who has grown up in wartime. |
| schoolpersonnoun | (nonstandard, rare, sometimes humorous) A schoolchild, pupil, or student of any gender. |
| home childnoun | (historical) A person who was sent as a child from the United Kingdom to one of its colonies, under a migration scheme founded in 1869. |
| perishernoun | (British, informal) An annoying child, a brat. |
| point personnoun | The person in the most prominent position on something, such as a spokesperson or manager. |
| personagenoun | A person, especially one who is famous or important. |
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