"costar" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊstɑː(ɹ)/ Forms: costars [plural]
Etymology: From co- + star. Etymology templates: {{af|en|co-|star}} co- + star Head templates: {{en-noun}} costar (plural costars)
  1. (acting) a person who shares star billing Categories (topical): Acting, People
    Sense id: en-costar-en-noun-Z~ZxsmOx Disambiguation of People: 49 41 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 11 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 16 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 47 32 21 Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
  2. (acting) a person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star Categories (topical): Acting, People
    Sense id: en-costar-en-noun-kz0Huc2Q Disambiguation of People: 49 41 10 Topics: acting, broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater

Verb

IPA: /ˈkəʊstɑː(ɹ)/ Forms: costars [present, singular, third-person], costarring [participle, present], costarred [participle, past], costarred [past]
Etymology: From co- + star. Etymology templates: {{af|en|co-|star}} co- + star Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} costar (third-person singular simple present costars, present participle costarring, simple past and past participle costarred)
  1. to perform with the billing of a costar. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-costar-en-verb-g1Os1SUm Disambiguation of People: 49 41 10

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Download JSON data for costar meaning in English (4.2kB)

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