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Poster vs Leaflet - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between poster and leaflet

is that poster is one who posts a message while leaflet is one of the components of a compound leaf.

As a verb leaflet is

to distribute leaflets to.

poster

English

Etymology 1

from to post (placcard, publish) + -er

Noun

(wikipedia poster) (en noun)
  • One who s a message.
    • Some posters left the online message board after the squabble.
  • One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Posters of the sea and land.
  • (dated) A posthorse.
  • * C. Lever
    • Posters at full gallop.
  • An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.
    • I saw a poster for it on the side of a bus.
  • 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.
  • (ice hockey, slang) A shot which only hits a goal post without going in
    • We got three posters in the third and lost.
    Derived terms
    * movie poster * OP * poster paint

    Etymology 2

    from to post (travel, dispatch) + -er

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A post-horse
  • (archaic) A swift traveler

    • Anagrams

    * * * * * * * ----

    leaflet

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia leaflet) (en noun)
  • (label) One of the components of a compound leaf.
  • (label) A small plant leaf.
    • The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
  • A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
    • A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
  • (label) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.

    • Synonyms

    * (small leaf) * (small sheet of paper containing information): flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet

    Derived terms

    {{der3, bi-leaflet valve, bileaflet valve , leaflet drop , leafleteer , leaflet propaganda , leaflet raid , Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis , leaflet shell , patient information leaflet , prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome}}

    See also

    * booklet * brochure * catalog, catalogue * circular * junk mail * pinna * pinnule

    Verb

  • To distribute leaflets to.
    • A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
  • To distribute leaflets.
    • During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.

    Usage notes

    * The inflected forms leafletted'' and ''leafletting'' are sometimes seen, but the spellings ''leafleted'' and ''leafleting are preferred.

    Derived terms

    * leafleting

    Anagrams

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