rising star

[rahy-zing stahr]

noun

1. a person or thing that is rapidly attracting favorable attention.

   She was a brilliant mathematician and a rising star in her field.

   This company is one of the rising stars on Facebook, with a huge increase in the number of fans in the last six months alone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rising star¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

In a social media post, the 29-year-old rising star said she requires urgent dental surgery to remove two wisdom teeth.

From BBC

Phil blind audition for principal oboe that Dudamel discovered he had just hired away a rising star in what is about to become his New York Philharmonic.

From Los Angeles Times

Once seen as a rising star in New York politics, the former police officer's popularity waned due to corruption allegations, tensions with Democrats over immigration, and frustration with the city's rising cost of living.

From BBC

Yet within five years she was dead from breast cancer, a rising star pulled down too soon at age 31.

From Los Angeles Times

But USC’s rising star defensive coordinator said on Wednesday that he has not been contacted about the open job across town and reiterated that his attention was trained on the Trojans’ upcoming matchup with Michigan State on Saturday night.

From Los Angeles Times