rock star
Americannoun
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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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“You couldn’t think of a worse way to get your message out than going to be a rock star right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Cocona sports a necklace that reads "rock star".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 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
The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
"He looks like a rock star," DeNice said.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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