"rockstar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rockstars [plural]
Etymology: rock + star Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|star}} rock + star Head templates: {{en-noun}} rockstar (plural rockstars)
  1. A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status. Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People Translations (member of a rock band): rockster [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), rocktähti (Finnish), rockstara (Finnish), rokkitähti (Finnish), rockstar [feminine] (French), Rockstar [masculine] (German), αστέρι της ροκ (astéri tis rok) (Greek), रॉकस्टार (rŏkasṭār) [masculine] (Hindi), रॉक्स्टार (rŏksṭār) [masculine] (Hindi), rockstar [feminine] (Italian), ロックスター (rokku sutā) (Japanese), 락스타 (rakseuta) (Korean), रॉक्स्टार (rŏksṭār) (Marathi), gwiazda rocka [masculine] (Polish), roqueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), estrela do rock [feminine] (Portuguese), рок-ста́р (rok-stár) [masculine] (Russian), рок-звезда́ (rok-zvezdá) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rockstar-en-noun-K0KjFIyP Disambiguation of Music: 88 0 11 Disambiguation of Musicians: 73 20 7 Disambiguation of People: 54 45 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 6 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 83 5 12 Disambiguation of 'member of a rock band': 93 3 4
  2. (figuratively, sometimes used attributively) A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment. Tags: attributive, figuratively, sometimes Categories (topical): People Translations (renowned person): rocktähti (Finnish), stara (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rockstar-en-noun-1J4pFK7G Disambiguation of People: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of 'renowned person': 15 75 10
  3. (figuratively, sometimes used attributively) Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type. Tags: attributive, figuratively, sometimes
    Sense id: en-rockstar-en-noun-4mMazIfK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rock star Derived forms: rockstardom

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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