- a variation of costar.
co-star
Britishnoun
verb
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to share star billing (with another actor)
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(tr) to present as sharing top billing
the film co-starred Mae West and W. C. Fields
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Anne Hathaway, Cruise’s co-star on the coming sequel to 1990’s “Days of Thunder,” posted “loved this brilliant movie” on the film-centric social media app Letterboxd, giving “Digger” five stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The action scenes proved difficult for both Cena and his co-star Biel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Londonderry actress and her co-star Katherine Devlin, who also grew up in Northern Ireland, say relationships between police and communities there were at the forefront of their minds as they prepared for filming.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
While Holland refused to give any additional details about the couple’s wedding, he was happy to wax lyrical about his relationship with his co-star, telling Esquire that Zendaya is his “bedrock” and his “best friend.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I’ll bet your co-star is too, Ms. Arden. What do you say, Mr. Mitchell? Care for a beverage?”
From "George" by Alex Gino
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