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The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.
Benjamin Walker

Meaning of "film star" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILM STAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILM STAR

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Film star is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILM STAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

film star

Movie star

A movie star is a celebrity who is well-known, or famous, for his or her starring, or leading, roles in motion pictures. The term may also apply to an actor or actress who is recognized as a marketable commodity and whose name is used to promote a movie in trailers and posters. The most widely known, prominent or successful actors are sometimes called “superstars” by writers and journalists. According to an online dictionary, a movie star is an actor or actress who is famous for playing leading roles in movies. In recent decades, there has been an increasing trend to associate the term only with those iconic leading actors whose careers were at their height in the 1930s, 40's, 50's or 60's.

Definition of film star in the English dictionary

The definition of film star in the dictionary is a popular film actor or actress.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILM STAR

film colour
film company
film crew
film critic
film fan
film festival
film industry
film library
film noir
film pack
film projector
film rating
film rights
film script
film sequence
film set
film speed
film strip
film studio
film test

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILM STAR

binary star
blazing star
child star
dark star
double star
dwarf star
evening star
falling star
guest star
media star
Michelin star
morning star
movie star
pole star
pop star
radio star
rising star
rock star
shooting star
star
variable star

Synonyms and antonyms of film star in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FILM STAR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «film star» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of film star

Translation of «film star» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILM STAR

Find out the translation of film star to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of film star from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «film star» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电影明星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrella de cine
570 millions of speakers

English

film star
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्म स्टार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نـَجْمٌ سِينمائيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кинозвезда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

astro de cinema
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলচ্চিত্র তারকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

star du cinéma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bintang filem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Filmstar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

映画スター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영화 배우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bintang film
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôi sao điện ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரைப்பட நட்சத்திரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अभिनेत्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

film yıldızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stella del cinema
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwiazda filmowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кінозірка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

star de cinema
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινηματογραφικός αστέρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

film ster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filmstjärna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filmstjerne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of film star

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM STAR»

The term «film star» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM STAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «film star» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «film star» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about film star

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8 QUOTES WITH «FILM STAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word film star.
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Dirk Benedict
Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.
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Dirk Benedict
I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.
3
Louise Brooks
There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film star.
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Alastair Campbell
In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness.
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Chris Daughtry
I wanted to be a martial arts film star when I was a teenager.
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Vivien Leigh
I'm not a film star, I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.
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Faith Prince
I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.
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Benjamin Walker
The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILM STAR»

Discover the use of film star in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to film star and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ruby Parker: Film Star
Join teenage starlet Ruby Parker as she leaves Soapland and progresses to her first major movie audition! Is there really life after soap? Find out in this hilarious novel for star-struck girls.
Rowan Coleman, 2009
2
Keira the Film Star Fairy
Readers will have stars in their eyes as fairy magic meets the magic of the silver screen!
Daisy Meadows, 2012
3
Colleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star
An in-depth examination of Moore's early life and film career, the book reveals the ways in which her family and the times in which she lived influenced the roles she chose.
Jeff Codori, 2012
4
Film-star Portraits of the Fifties: 163 Glamor Photos
The brightest stars of the 1950s live on in this wonderful, black-and-white gallery of publicity shots. Includes 114 major stars: Marlon Brando, James Dean, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Kirk Douglas, and dozens more.
John Kobal, 1980
5
Film Stars: Hollywood and Beyond
Stars are central to the cinema experience, and this collection offers a variety of fresh and informed perspectives on this important but sometimes neglected area of film studies.This book takes as its focus film stars from the past and ...
Andrew Willis, 2004
6
Film Star
Child star Ruby Parker is heading for her very first proper audition with one of the most famous film directors in the world.
Rowan Coleman, 2007
7
The Film Star Wish
Only then will she become a fully fledged Lucky Star! In book five, THE FILM STAR WISH, Cassie is lucky enough to meet Roxy Gold, movie star! Being famous is fun, but Roxy wishes that sometimes she could just be invisible . . .
Phoebe Bright, 2012
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Lucky Stars 5: The Film Star Wish
One night Cassie is gazing at the twinkling sky, when suddenly a shooting star zooms into her bedroom and transforms, into Stella Starkeeper.
Phoebe Bright, 2012
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Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973
Though he was haunted by the shadow of his legendary father and devastated by alcoholism, Lon Chaney, Jr., carved out a very successful film career as Universal's leading horror star in the 1940s, and later as a leading character actor in ...
Don G. Smith, 2004
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Behind the Film Star's Smile
And when my editor suggested that my hero could have a change of career and be a film star...well, that was when my imagination went into overdrive! (And it was also a very good excuse to chat with my friend Daisy Cummins, who happens ...
Kate Hardy, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILM STAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term film star is used in the context of the following news items.
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Film Star Omar Sharif Has Died at 83
Omar Sharif, the actor best known for his starring roles in classics such as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and Funny Girl, has died, ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
2
Darth Vader (David Prowse) in a scene from film Star Wars: The …
IT'S the news Star Wars fans around the world have been waiting for — who will tell the final instalment of the George Lucas' acclaimed space ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Film Adaptation of Stephen Karam's Speech & Debate in the Works …
The Sycamore Pictures production will feature film star Liam James, Austin McKenzie, who starred in the Broadway-bound Deaf West ... «Broadway.com, Jul 15»
4
Film star Razzak returns home
“He (Razzak) is out of danger now and returned home in the afternoon,” Razzak's son Samrat told Prothom Alo on Wednesday. Doctors have ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
5
Amanda Peterson's fame, looks faded as the film star descended …
The search into the death of beloved 80's film star Amanda Peterson has revealed a troubled past. The "Can't Buy Me Love" actress, who was ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Trowbridge pupils showcase talents to TV actress and film star
ACTRESS Hayley-Jo Whitney and Mamma Mia! film star Tom Goodall visited Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Trowbridge on Saturday (July ... «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
7
Hello Kitty gets green light for animated feature film adaptation due …
The cute cat will have to overcome not having a mouth in order to make it as a film star. Sanrio also has been considering other similar film ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Paddington film star Maddie Harris opens Doulting village fete
DOULTING village fete welcomed a familiar face on Sunday, as Paddington star Maddie Harris was welcomed back to her old school grounds. «Shepton Mallet Journal, Jul 15»
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Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen reportedly cast as a Jedi in Star …
Veteran Hong Kong film star Donnie Yen is rumored to become the newest member of the Jedi Order, in what would be an important step ... «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
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Adult Film Star Jenna Jameson Converts to Judaism
Adult film star Jenna Jameson cooks shabbat meals for her Israeli boyfriend and is slowly converting to Judaism. Jenna Jameson is arguably ... «World Religion News, Jul 15»

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