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semistar

semistar noun: a relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.

Noun

semistar (plural semistars)

  1. A relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.
    • These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]2015, Robert Crane, Christopher Fryer, Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father's Unsolved Murder, page 34

Forms of semistar

pluralsemistars

Origin of semistar

From semi- + star.

Questions about semistar

What does semistar mean?
Semistar means a relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.
What part of speech is semistar?
Semistar is a noun.
What is the plural of semistar?
The plural of semistar is semistars.

Words near semistar in the dictionary

  1. semistable
  2. semistaged
  3. semistagnation
  4. semistandard
  5. semistandardized
  6. semistar
  7. semistars
  8. semistarvation
  9. semistarved
  10. semistate
  11. semistates

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