stagestruck

or stage-struck

[ steyj-struhk ]

/ ˈsteɪdʒˌstrʌk /

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adjective

obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.

enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.

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Origin of stagestruck

First recorded in 1805–15

How to use stagestruck in a sentence

"Lots of girls are stage-struck," he said presently, breaking in on Mr. Martel's rhapsody.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
To reach it one needs but consider the type of young man who normally gets stage-struck.
Damn!|Henry Louis Mencken
A number of still unanswered letters are lying about—some of them delightfully humorous missives from "stage-struck" young people.
The Strand Magazine, Volume I, Issue 2, February 1891|Various
Quite stage-struck, and imagined myself in her place, with white robes and oak-leaf crown.
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott

Father, you still think I'm only a foolish, stage-struck girl, and want flowers and men and my name in big letters.
Contemporary One-Act Plays|Sir James M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for stagestruck

stage-struck

adjective

infatuated with the glamour of theatrical life, esp with the desire to act

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