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co-star

[n. koh-stahr; v. koh-stahr] Origin

co·star

[n. koh-stahr; v. koh-stahr] noun, verb, -starred, -star·ring.
noun
1.
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
2.
a performer whose status is slightly below that of a star.
verb (used without object)
3.
to share star billing with another performer.
4.
to receive billing of slightly less status than that of a star.

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Co-star is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
verb (used with object)
5.
to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
6.
to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
Also, co-star.


Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; co- + star
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co-star
 
n
1.  an actor who shares star billing with another
 
vb (often foll by with) , -stars, -starring, -starred
2.  to share star billing (with another actor)
3.  (tr) to present as sharing top billing: the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields

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co-star
1919 as a verb; 1926 as a noun, from co- + star (q.v.).
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