"guest star" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: guest stars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} guest star (plural guest stars)
  1. (music) A guest on a music or other recording. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-lKHiuzka Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (television) An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes. Categories (topical): Television, People
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-m~hXj8Pi Disambiguation of People: 26 32 24 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 20 10 15 Topics: broadcasting, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guest-star
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: guest stars [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|lzh|客星}} Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} guest star (plural guest stars)
  1. (astronomy) A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which has appeared where no star was known before. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (Translations): 客星 (kèxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 客星 (kèxīng) (Literary Chinese)
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-noun-h4j9Ni5- Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: guest stars [present, singular, third-person], guest starring [participle, present], guest starred [participle, past], guest starred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} guest star (third-person singular simple present guest stars, present participle guest starring, simple past and past participle guest starred)
  1. Of an actor: to star as a guest.
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-verb-TVEuWztt
  2. (sports) Of a player: to play as a guest of another team. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-guest_star-en-verb-hEAGxs~C Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: guest-star
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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