Post vs. Poster: What's the Difference?
Edited by Sumera Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 4, 2023
A "Post" typically refers to a piece of content shared online or a sturdy upright support, while a "Poster" is a printed paper designed for display.
Key Differences
"Post" and "Poster" are two distinct words, each holding its own significance in the English language. A "Post" can refer to an entry on a blog, social media, or forum, wherein users share content. For instance, individuals make a "Post" when sharing photos or updates on platforms like Facebook or Instagram. Conversely, a "Poster" specifically refers to a large printed paper, usually bearing an image, design, or message, designed to be affixed to a wall or vertical surface for public viewing.
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Oct 04, 2023
Another sense in which "Post" is used relates to a long, sturdy piece of timber or metal erected vertically, serving as a support or marker. This might be a fence "Post" or a lamp "Post". A "Poster", in contrast, doesn't have this architectural or construction-related meaning. Its primary association is with promotional, informational, or artistic displays.
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Oct 04, 2023
In historical contexts, a "Post" was a term used to describe mail or postal services. "Sending a post" could mean sending a letter or parcel. "Poster" doesn't have this association. Instead, a "Poster" might be something that promotes an event, film, or other activity, designed to capture attention and convey information visually.
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Oct 04, 2023
Interestingly, "Post" can also be a verb, suggesting the action of sharing something online or putting something up, as in "to post a letter" or "to post an update". "Poster", on the other hand, remains a noun and doesn't assume a verb form in regular usage.
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Oct 04, 2023
Comparison Chart
Primary Definition
Content shared online or an upright support
Printed paper designed for public display
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Historical Usage
Refers to mail or postal service
Promotional or informational display
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Oct 04, 2023
Post and Poster Definitions
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Poster
An educational or informative display.
She presented a scientific poster at the conference.
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Oct 04, 2023
Post
A long piece of wood or other material set upright into the ground to serve as a marker or support.
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Poster
A person who sends a message or content online.
An anonymous poster shared the news.
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Poster
Representing a particular style or kind.
He's a poster child for success.
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Poster
A large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something.
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Poster
An artistic work, often a reproduction of an original painting or photograph, printed on a large sheet of paper.
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Post
The slender barlike part of a stud earring that passes through the ear and is secured at the back with a small cap or clip.
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Post
An electronic message sent to and displayed on an online forum
Ignored several inflammatory posts.
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Poster
A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.
He has posters of his favorite band, sports teams and holiday resorts up.
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Poster
An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
I saw a poster for the film on the side of a bus.
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Poster
(internet) One who posts a message.
Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
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Post
Either of two bugle calls in the British Army, sounded in the evening as a signal to retire to quarters.
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Poster
A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.
We got three posters in the third and lost.
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Post
(Basketball) A position usually taken by the center close to the basket or below the foul line, serving as the focus of the team's offense.
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Poster
(transitive) To decorate with posters.
To poster the walls of a bedroom
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Post
One of a series of relay stations along a fixed route, furnishing fresh riders and horses for the delivery of mail on horseback.
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Poster
A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;
A poster advertised the coming attractions
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Poster
A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
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Poster
A large printed picture or notice for public display.
The movie poster was hung outside the cinema.
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Post
(Computers) To make (an electronic message) available by sending it to an online forum
Posted a response to a question about car engines.
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Post
(Computers) To enter (a unit of information) on a record or into a section of storage.
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Post
To bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait.
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Post
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
Ram a post into the ground
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Post
(dentistry) A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
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Post
(obsolete) The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
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Post
(obsolete) Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.
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Post
(dated) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.
A stage or railway post
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Post
A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
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Post
Someone who travels express along a set route carrying letters and dispatches; a courier.
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Post
An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
Sent via post; parcel post
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Post
A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address.
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Post
(American football) A moderate to deep passing route in which a receiver runs 10-20 yards from the line of scrimmage straight down the field, then cuts toward the middle of the field (towards the facing goalposts) at a 45-degree angle.
Two of the receivers ran post patterns.
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Post
(obsolete) One who has charge of a station, especially a postal station.
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Post
(transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
Post no bills.
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Post
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.
To post someone for cowardice
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Post
To inform; to give the news to; to make acquainted with the details of a subject; often with up.
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Post
To pay (a blind).
Since Jim was new to the game, he had to post $4 in order to receive a hand.
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Post
To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
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Post
To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.
Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.
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Post
(horse-riding) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, especially in trotting.
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Post
(Internet) To publish (a message) to a newsgroup, forum, blog, etc.
I couldn't figure it out, so I posted a question on the mailing list.
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Post
To assign to a station; to set; to place.
Post a sentinel in front of the door.
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Post
With the post, on post-horses; by a relay of horses (changing at every staging-post); hence, express, with speed, quickly.
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Post
After; especially after a significant event that has long-term ramifications.
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Post
A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house.
They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore,The gates of Azza, post and massy bar.
Unto his order he was a noble post.
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Post
The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
When God sends coinI will discharge your post.
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Post
A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman.
In certain places there be always fresh posts, to carry that further which is brought unto them by the other.
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,Receiving them from such a worthless post.
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Post
An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported.
I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness, which I should not care to hazard by the common post.
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Post
One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station.
He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then called, post, for several years.
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Post
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.
The post of honor is a private station.
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Post
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills.
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Post
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice.
On pain of being posted to your sorrowFail not, at four, to meet me.
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Post
To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger.
You have not posted your books these ten years.
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Post
To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; - often with up.
Thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature of the day.
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Post
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste.
And post o'er land and ocean without rest.
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Post
To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting.
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Post
The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand;
A soldier manned the entrance post
A sentry station
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Post
Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed;
This military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby
There is an officer's club on the post
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Post
An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position;
He set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them
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Post
United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
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Post
United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
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Post
Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered;
Your mail is on the table
Is there any post for me?
She was opening her post
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Post
A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track);
A pair of posts marked the goal
The corner of the lot was indicated by a stake
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Post
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office;
The mail handles billions of items every day
He works for the United States mail service
In England they call mail `the post'
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Post
The delivery and collection of letters and packages;
It came by the first post
If you hurry you'll catch the post
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Post
Publicize with, or as if with, a poster;
I'll post the news on the bulletin board
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Post
Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
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Post
Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place;
Send me your latest results
I'll mail you the paper when it's written
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Post
Content shared on blogs, forums, or social media.
She shared a new post about her vacation.
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Post
A job or position in an organization.
He accepted a post in the foreign office.
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Post
To share something online or display publicly.
I'll post the announcement in the morning.
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FAQs
How is "Poster" typically used?
A printed paper designed for display on walls or vertical surfaces.
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Can "Post" relate to mail services?
Yes, historically it referred to postal services and mail.
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Is "Poster" always about promotional content?
Not always, it can be artistic, informative, or educational.
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What might be an online "Post"?
A blog entry, social media update, or forum message.
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Oct 04, 2023
How are "Post" and "Poster" different in social media contexts?
A "Post" is content shared, while a "Poster" refers to the person sharing.
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Oct 04, 2023
Does "Poster" have a verb form?
No, it's primarily a noun referring to a type of display.
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Oct 04, 2023
Is "Poster" always large in size?
Often, but size can vary based on its purpose and location.
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Oct 04, 2023
What's the primary meaning of "Post"?
It refers to content shared online or a sturdy upright support.
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Oct 04, 2023
Can "Poster" be digital?
Typically, it refers to physical displays, but in modern contexts can mean digital visuals.
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Oct 04, 2023
Can "Poster" be used metaphorically?
Yes, as in "poster child" representing a particular characteristic.
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Oct 04, 2023
Where might one see a "Poster"?
On walls, bulletin boards, public places, or events.
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Oct 04, 2023
Is a fence "Post" related to online "Post"?
No, they are different meanings of the same word.
Aimie Carlson
Oct 04, 2023
Does "Post" have any historical significance?
Yes, it historically referred to mail or postal services.
Harlon Moss
Oct 04, 2023
Does "Poster" only refer to movie promotions?
No, it can represent various topics from art to information.
Janet White
Oct 04, 2023
How do "Post" and "Poster" relate in digital contexts?
A "Post" is the content; a "Poster" can be the person sharing.
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Oct 04, 2023
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