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rock star

or rockstar

noun

  1. a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
  2. a star or celebrity in any field or profession, or anyone who is highly admired:

    TV chefs are the new rock stars.

    My mom is a rock star!



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Word History and Origins

Origin of rock star1

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

In less than a decade he was transformed into a literary rock star.

Indeed, we saw this pattern with Faircloth, who initially only claimed to have been attacked by a “rock star.”

Still, the program, along with his many books on film, elevated Ebert to “rock star status,” says James.

All I need is an Academy Award and a British rock star spouse and I should be good to go.

Drummer Dave Grohl started The Foo Fighters and became a rock star in his own right.

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