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superstar

[ soo-per-stahr ]

noun

  1. a person, such as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for their services.
  2. any very prominent or successful person or thing.


superstar

/ ˈsuːpəˌstɑː /

noun

  1. a popular singer, film star, etc, who is idolized by fans and elevated to a position of importance in the entertainment industry


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsuperˌstardom, noun

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Other Words From

  • super·stardom noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of superstar1

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25; super- + star

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Example Sentences

You normally don’t see clubs move on from a guy who’s a superstar.

It pulls you in with these ideas that you are a superstar because you’re cooking food.

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That’s well above the long-term average for the Nasdaq 100, but looks reasonable given that our group is packed with superstars, though big earners Apple, Microsoft, and Intel are veterans well past their jackrabbit growth phases.

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This wide world simply contains too many young superstars worth recognizing.

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Tech superstars have been far outperforming inexpensive names in such sectors as banking and manufacturing for years.

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Eventually, she did—more or less—reinventing herself as Nicki Minaj and becoming a platinum-selling hip-hop superstar.

Take one part Kim Kardashian, perhaps our most polarizing superstar, and add oil and champagne.

Republican superstar Paul Ryan is still mooted as potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate.

That victory for the tab became a bargaining chip in all future dealings with the superstar.

And he is, to the extent there is such a thing, a “conservative superstar.”

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