Phrase guide

movie star

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A leading actor in a movie, especially one perceived as a celebrity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: film star

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a star who plays leading roles in the cinema

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: film star

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: screen actor, movie actor, star, principal, lead

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَجْمَة سِينِمَائِيَّة (najma sīnimāʔiyya) — star of the cinema
  • Arabic: نجم أفلام — star of the cinema
  • Betawi: bintang pèlem — star of the cinema
  • Betawi: pèlemsetèr — star of the cinema
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電影明星 /电影明星 (diànyǐng míngxīng) — star of the cinema
  • Dutch: filmster — star of the cinema
  • Estonian: filmitäht — star of the cinema
  • Finnish: filmitähti — star of the cinema
  • French: star de cinéma — star of the cinema
  • German: Filmstar — star of the cinema
  • German: Filmgröße — star of the cinema
  • German: Leinwandgröße — star of the cinema
  • Greek: αστέρι της ταινίας (astéri tis tainías) — star of the cinema
  • Greek: πρωταγωνιστής της ταινίας (protagonistís tis tainías) — star of the cinema
  • Hindi: फ़िल्म स्टार (film sṭār) — star of the cinema
  • Hindi: फिल्म स्टार (philm sṭār) — star of the cinema
  • Hungarian: filmsztár — star of the cinema
  • Indonesian: bintang film — star of the cinema
  • Irish: réalta scannán — star of the cinema
  • Irish: scoth-aisteoir — star of the cinema
  • Italian: star del cinema — star of the cinema
  • Japanese: 映画スター (eiga sutā) — star of the cinema
  • Korean: 무비 스타 (mubi seuta) — star of the cinema
  • Korean: 영화 스타 (yeonghwa seuta) — star of the cinema
  • Latvian: kinozvaigzne — star of the cinema
  • Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ) — star of the cinema
  • Malayalam: ചലച്ചിത്ര താരം (calaccitra tāraṁ) — star of the cinema
  • Malayalam: സിനിമാ താരം (sinimā tāraṁ) — star of the cinema
  • Navajo: naalkidgo bee bééhoʼdílzin — star of the cinema
  • Norwegian Bokmål: filmstjerne — star of the cinema
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: filmstjerne — star of the cinema
  • Persian: ستاره سینما (setâre-ye sinamâ) — star of the cinema
  • Polish: gwiazda filmowa — star of the cinema
  • Polish: gwiazda ekranu — star of the cinema
  • Portuguese: estrela de/do cinema — star of the cinema
  • Russian: кинозвезда́ (kinozvezdá) — star of the cinema
  • Russian: кинознамени́тость (kinoznamenítostʹ) — star of the cinema
  • Spanish: estrella de cine — star of the cinema
  • Swahili: nyota wa filamu — star of the cinema
  • Swedish: filmstjärna — star of the cinema
  • Ukrainian: кінозі́рка (kinozírka) — star of the cinema
  • Vietnamese: minh tinh màn bạc — star of the cinema
  • Volapük: bioskopastelan — star of the cinema
  • Volapük: bioskopahistelan — star of the cinema
  • Volapük: bioskopajistelan — star of the cinema