four-star

[fawr-stahr, fohr-]

adjective

1. of or being a full general or admiral, as indicated by four stars on an insignia.

2. rated or considered as being of the highest quality, especially as indicated by four printed stars assigned in some rating systems.

   a four-star restaurant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of four-star¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Brands like Yelloh Village, Huttopia, and Eurocamp offer everything from basic pitches to four-star luxury stays.

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We stay one night in Bordeaux, at a four-star leafy campground that is a 20-minute bike ride to downtown.

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A four-star review from The FT summarised the play as "interweaving serious questions with crisply funny dialogue and combining the absurd with the profound".

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Earlier this year, Hegseth additionally ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, as well as a 10 percent cut in the overall number of general and flag officers.

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Coaches would come to watch his teammate, four-star wideout Aaron Butler, and walk away wondering about the 6-foot, 210-pound bruiser in the backfield.

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