"poster boy" meaning in English

See poster boy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-poster boy.ogg [Australia] Forms: poster boys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} poster boy (plural poster boys)
  1. (idiomatic) A male exemplar of some trait. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: posterboy Hypernyms: exemplar, poster child (english: concerning children) Coordinate_terms: poster girl
    Sense id: en-poster_boy-en-noun-XWfapOhk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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