rock star

American  

Or rockstar

noun

1. a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of rock star

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

But we also know him as Ziggy Stardust, the alien rock star, or the elegant, worldly Thin White Duke.

From Salon

In the late 1960s, a peculiar new synergy emerged between rock ’n’ roll music and television: Put a rock star in a hotel room with a TV, and the TV wouldn’t come out alive.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The last thing someone who’s crafted a beautiful score wants is some rock star to come in and sing all over the top of it,” said Cave, himself an experienced film composer.

From Los Angeles Times

Literally rock stars are at Kitchen Mouse and there’s a little kids area where my daughter can play with like a fake hamburger and a child she just met.

From Los Angeles Times

A more likely option for Bardot would be along the lines of the public farewell given to rock star Johnny Hallyday, when large crowds lined the streets of Paris in 2017.

From BBC