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View synonyms for matinée idol

matinée idol

noun

  1. a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.

matinée idol

noun

  1. (esp in the 1930s and 1940s) an actor popular as a romantic figure among women

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Word History and Origins

Origin of matinée idol1

First recorded in 1900–05

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