matinée idol
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noun
a male actor, usually a leading man, idolized especially by female audiences.
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Origin of matinée idol
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby matinée idol
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matinée idol
noun
(esp in the 1930s and 1940s) an actor popular as a romantic figure among women
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