celebrity
a famous or well-known person.
fame; renown.
Origin of celebrity
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Other words from celebrity
- non·ce·leb·ri·ty, noun, plural non·ce·leb·ri·ties.
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How to use celebrity in a sentence
In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze | Lizzie Crocker | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat celebrity has started to talk about his or her eating disorder?
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTo do so is to deify a celebrity for being what we need them to be, while willfully ignoring who they really are.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers | Stereo Williams | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTo make it work almost everything else about these shows has to seem factual which is why many look like a weird celebrity Sims.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera Twist | Judnick Mayard | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhatever the excuse, in 2008 we were all subjected to celebrity Apprentice.
Donald Trump Fires Woman For Not Calling Bill Cosby | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Baroness Schopenhauer died at Jena; a woman of talent and celebrity, and author of various works, which were collected in 24 vols.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellShe cultivated a witty habit of speech, the society of cabinet ministers, and her chef was a celebrity.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHis school friends valued his musical talents, but were far from suspecting him to be a future celebrity.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyI fancy their celebrity in early days can hardly parallel this, but I do not vouch for the statistics.
For Honorius Hatchard, in the early years of the nineteenth century, had enjoyed a modest celebrity.
Summer | Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for celebrity
/ (sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ) /
a famous person: a show-business celebrity
fame or notoriety
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