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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

Example Sentences

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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