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View synonyms for matinée idol
matinée idol
noun
- a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
matinée idol
noun
- (esp in the 1930s and 1940s) an actor popular as a romantic figure among women
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Word History and Origins
Origin of matinée idol1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
She had been as foolish over him as a schoolgirl in the matter of a matinée idol.
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The boy finds his hero in the baseball player or athlete, the girl in the matinée idol, or the "movie" star.
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Her brief interest in "votes for women" had evaporated with the entrance of the matinée idol into her life.
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She was supported by Harry Ainley, at that time England's great matinée idol.
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Mortimer Farwell is—or was—the most popular matinée idol on the stage.
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