"starrer" meaning in English

See starrer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: starrers [plural]
Etymology: star + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|star|er}} star + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} starrer (plural starrers)
  1. (UK, India) A film featuring a particular movie star. Tags: India, UK
    Sense id: en-starrer-en-noun-GGTqJcIU Categories (other): British English, Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 76 24
  2. (in combination) Something meriting a rating of the specified number of stars. Tags: in-compounds
    Sense id: en-starrer-en-noun-Fe2BZrGx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: multistarrer

Inflected forms

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