costar
or co-star
[noun koh-stahr; verb koh-stahr]
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- to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
- to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.
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Origin of costar
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Examples from the Web for costar
Contemporary Examples
During the filming of To Die For, Affleck shared an apartment in Toronto with his costar, Joaquin Phoenix.
Wait… and Shailene, the star of that, is your costar in The Spectacular Now.
Usher Monteith's onscreen romance with costar Lea Michele wasn't hard to fake: the two actors were dating in real life as well.
The two produced, co-wrote, and costar in Promised Land, the new drama out Friday.
Matt Damon and John Krasinski Talk About Their Bromance, ‘Promised Land,’ and MoreKevin Fallon
December 26, 2012
There was costar Jim Sturgess coming up to hug her, and there was Susan Sarandon giving the director a kiss on the cheek.
Historical Examples
A little of Costar's well-known exterminator would rid Mr. Aldrich of this rascal rodent.
Voiture and Costar frequently cite him as a model in their letters.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)