"co-star" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkəʊstɑː(r)/ Forms: co-star [singular], co-stars [plural]
Etymology: co- + star Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|co|star}} co- + star Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A co-star is an actor who appears on-screen with other actors of equal importance.
    Sense id: simple-co-star-en-noun-FQIzREJp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with co-

Verb

IPA: /ˈkəʊstɑː(r)/ Forms: co-star [canonical], co-stars [third-person, singular], co-stared [past], co-stared [past, participle], co-staring [present, participle]
Etymology: co- + star Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|co|star}} co- + star Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an actor co-stars, they appear in a production as a co-star.
    Sense id: simple-co-star-en-verb-LZE7-~FR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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