stagestruck
or stage-struck
[ steyj-struhk ]
adjective
obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
enthralled by the theater and the people, customs, traditions, etc., associated with it.
Origin of stagestruck
1First recorded in 1805–15
Words Nearby stagestruck
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How to use stagestruck in a sentence
The three were stagestruck from the time the curtain went up, and all of them forgot their lines.
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill | Col. William F. CodyIt was equally true that he was not stagestruck—not, at any rate, in the usual acceptation of that expression.
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British Dictionary definitions for stage-struck
stage-struck
adjective
infatuated with the glamour of theatrical life, esp with the desire to act
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