costar
or co-star
[ noun koh-stahr; verb koh-stahr ]
noun
verb (used without object),co·starred, co·star·ring.
verb (used with object),co·starred, co·star·ring.
to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
Origin of costar
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How to use costar in a sentence
Costarring Anne Hathaway and directed by Lone Scherfig, the film is the first romance for Sturgess.
British Dictionary definitions for co-star
co-star
noun
an actor who shares star billing with another
verb-stars, -starring or -starred
(intr often foll by with) to share star billing (with another actor)
(tr) to present as sharing top billing: the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields
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