film star
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- noun
- /fɪlm stɑr/
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estrella de cine
- Everyone was excited to see the famous film star at the premiere of her new movie.
Hi, I'm narrowly known TV and film star Paula Pell.
- Hi, I'm narrowly known TV and film star Paula Pell.
- He played a ageing film star who goes to a Film Festival.
- You see when you play that game in a party where they write a famous film star name and put it on your forehead, How do you find out?
Examples
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Besides, he was much better off in America, living with the film stars.
Fiction book (2001) -
I felt like a film star.
Fiction book (1995) -
I suppose it's fun having a film star staying.
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I want to see the film stars.
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I am not a film star.
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You want to be a film star?
Fiction book (1995) -
Did you come for the film stars, Hilda?
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There is a film star called Nimmi.
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He played a ageing film star who goes to a Film Festival.
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A silent film star.
Synonyms
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A famous actor who plays leading parts in films
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a famous actor or actress in movies' is directly derivable from combining 'film' (movie) with 'star' (celebrity): the first noun specifies the domain and the second names a celebrated person. This noun–noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'estrella de cine') and follows regular English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Film star comes from early movies, where the word film meant 'movie' and top actors were called star because they seemed to shine on posters and drew big crowds. That's why film star means 'a famous actor or actress in movies'.