rock star
Americannoun
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rock stars
plural
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a rock-'n'-roll star or celebrity.
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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!
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of rock star
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Now, "when I go to a high school, I'm a rock star," Cuesta said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Michael Cheika, a coaching rock star, departed after a one-season setlist.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Argentina’s Diego Maradona, the wildest and most self-expressive of the great soccer players, was an athlete who lived like a rock star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
I was a pop-culture icon, a VR rock star.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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