rock star
or rock·star
- a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
- a star or celebrity in any field or profession, or anyone who is highly admired: TV chefs are the new rock stars. My mom is a rock star!
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They are a pair designed for maximum contrast: Lynch with his Jimmy Neutron updo, Brand with his rock-star ringlets.
She has walked on countless runways and made tabloid covers for her string of rock-star boyfriends.
Agyness Deyn in ‘Pusher’: On Stripping, Acting, and How She’s Not Done ModelingIsabel Wilkinson
October 24, 2012
So far, so disreputable, especially if you bought into Assange's rock-star status.
The screams from the women in the crowd were reminiscent of “Beatles mania” and officially rocketed Obama to rock-star status.
That may merely reflect his celebrity; I saw him get a rock-star reception at CPAC.