stagestruck
or stage-struck
[ steyj-struhk ]
/ ˈsteɪdʒˌstrʌk /
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
Words nearby stagestruck
stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stagehand, stager, stagestruck, stagey, stagflation, stagg, staggard, stagger
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Example sentences from the Web for stagestruck
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.
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories|Willa Cather