Poster vs. Standee — What's the Difference?

A poster is a temporary promotion of an idea, product, or event put up in a public space for mass consumption. Typically, posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text.

A standee is an American term for a large self-standing display promoting a movie, product or event, or point-of-sale advertising, often in the form of a life-size cut-out figure. They are typically made of foam-board, and may range from large self-standing posters to elaborate three-dimensional display devices with moving parts and lights.

A large, usually printed placard, bill, or announcement, often illustrated, that is posted to advertise or publicize something.

One using standing room. See Usage Note at -ee1.

An artistic work, often a reproduction of an original painting or photograph, printed on a large sheet of paper.

Somebody who is forced to stand up, for example, on a crowded bus.

One that posts bills or notices.

A free-standing, rigid print (usually life-sized), for instance of a celebrity, often displayed for advertising and promotional purposes.

One that travels in speed or with haste.

Someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train);

A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall.

A lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity);

An advertisement to be posted on a pole, wall etc. to advertise something.

(internet) One who posts a message.

A shot that hits a goalpost, scoring one point.

A shot that hits a goalpost instead of passing into the goal.

(basketball) A dunk over a defending player.

(dated) A posthorse.

(archaic) A swift traveller; a courier.

(transitive) To decorate with posters.

A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public places.

One who posts bills; a billposter.

One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.

A post horse.

A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;

Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards

A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers