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

The covers were legendary in their own right and featured supermodels, rock stars, Oscar winners and action film stars dressed up as the nation’s first president.

From Los Angeles Times

After singing with Boston on stage for nearly two decades, DeCarlo would get asked if he’d grown sick of the songs, the way rock stars often say they do.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his role as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he said he "gets to be a rock star every night".

From BBC

During our midyear review, he told me, “I just feel like I don’t know who’s going to show up. I hired this really cool rock star, and I don’t feel like that person is here.”

From MarketWatch

And, generally, people whose lives were going great—NFL quarterbacks, rock stars, famous actors and actresses, genius scientists—generally, they didn’t give up their kids for adoption.

From Literature