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popster

British  
/ ˈpɒpstə /

noun

  1. informal a pop star

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of popster

C20: pop ² + -ster

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Thanks to such a renaissance, a new listener can check out any one of Russell’s polygonal personas, be it modern classical composer, left-field disco producer, playful bedroom popster or even country-tinged singer-songwriter.

From Washington Post Jun. 23, 2015

She is the most followed individual on the service with 30.9 million fans and counting – one million ahead of the teen popster and nine million ahead of the fifth most followed tweeter, Barack Obama.

From The Guardian Nov. 4, 2012

There's also a new YouTube Top 100 chart – complete with a Play All button – although to many users' bafflement, the chart is currently topped by a dreadful 2010 track by French popster Kim.

From The Guardian Aug. 24, 2011

Enjoying a comeback since it's halcyon days warming the vocal chords of pint-sized 80s popster Nik Kershaw, neckwear for big girl's blouses has been catapulted back into the limelight by the today's softer footballers.

From The Guardian Dec. 30, 2010

She broke up with her beau of three years, Latino popster Luis Miguel.

From Time Magazine Archive

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