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costar

or co-star

[ noun koh-stahr; verb koh-stahr ]

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)

, co·starred, co·star·ring.
  1. to share star billing with another performer.
  2. to receive billing of slightly less status than that of a star.

verb (used with object)

, co·starred, co·star·ring.
  1. to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
  2. to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of costar1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; co- + star

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Example Sentences

She confirmed the news to People as she celebrated with her costars in the upcoming Amazon Video series A League of Their Own.

During the pandemic, nearly half of all employees with advanced degrees were working remotely, while more than 90% of those with a high school diploma or less had to show up in person, CoStar found.

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After signing on to the film, Moore enlisted the services of her 30 Rock costar Alec Baldwin to play her caring husband.

During the filming of To Die For, Affleck shared an apartment in Toronto with his costar, Joaquin Phoenix.

Wait… and Shailene, the star of that, is your costar in The Spectacular Now.

Usher Monteith's onscreen romance with costar Lea Michele wasn't hard to fake: the two actors were dating in real life as well.

Her Spring Breakers costar, James Franco, is apparently a pretty big fan, too.

Gutenbergs priority is disputed by those who deem Lawrence Costar, of Haarlem, the real inventor of the art.

As for Bony, De Costar says he was very cool during the whole day, and even gay.

As the cannon-balls flew over them, De Costar ducked; at which the Emperor laughed, and told him they would hit him all the same.

In our rounds we fell in with Monsieur de Costar, with whom he got into conversation.

Voiture and Costar frequently cite him as a model in their letters.

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