noun · 4 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/
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Canada, US:/ˈsu.pɚˌstɑɹ/
Australian:/ˈsʉː.pəˌstaː/
CMU ARPABET:S UW2 P ER0 S T AA1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all-star
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star, person
2
noun
Meaning 2
An exceptionally productive employee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: corporate jargon
Examples
Near-synonym: all-star (sometimes synonymous)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all-star
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star, person
3
noun
Meaning 3
A giant star; (loosely) any giant star, bright giant, supergiant, or hypergiant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star, celestial object, celestial body
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *h2eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h2stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English superstar From super- + star.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
superyll
— very famous person
Albanian:
superstar
— very famous person
Belarusian:
суперзо́рка
(supjerzórka)
— very famous person
Bulgarian:
суперзвезда́
(superzvezdá)
— very famous person
Chinese Mandarin:
巨星
(jùxīng)
— very famous person
Chinese Mandarin:
超級明星 /超级明星
(chāojí míngxīng)
— very famous person
Czech:
superhvězda
— very famous person
Czech:
superstar
— very famous person
Danish:
superstjerne
— very famous person
Dutch:
superster
— very famous person
Dutch:
superstar
— very famous person
Estonian:
superstaar
— very famous person
Finnish:
supertähti
— very famous person
French:
superstar
— very famous person
German:
Superstar
— very famous person
Hebrew:
סוּפֶּרְסְטָאר
(súperstar)
— very famous person
Hindi:
सुपरस्टार
(suparsṭār)
— very famous person
Hindi:
सुपरसितारा
(suparsitārā)
— very famous person
Hungarian:
szupersztár
— very famous person
Italian:
superstar
— very famous person
Japanese:
スーパースター
(sūpāsutā)
— very famous person
Korean:
슈퍼스타
(syupeoseuta)
— very famous person
Lithuanian:
superžvaigždė
— very famous person
Macedonian:
суперѕвезда
(superdzvezda)
— very famous person
Norwegian Bokmål:
superstjerne
— very famous person
Persian:
سوپراستار
(superestâr)
— very famous person
Polish:
wielka gwiazda
— very famous person
Polish:
supergwiazda
— very famous person
Portuguese:
superestrela
— very famous person
Portuguese:
superstar
— very famous person
Romanian:
superstar
— very famous person
Russian:
суперзвезда́
(superzvezdá)
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
суперзвезда
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
суперзвијезда
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
су̏перста̄р
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
superzvezda
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
superzvijezda
— very famous person
Serbo-Croatian:
sȕperstār
— very famous person
Slovak:
superhviezda
— very famous person
Slovak:
superstar
— very famous person
Slovene:
superzvezda
— very famous person
Slovene:
superstar
— very famous person
Spanish:
superestrella
— very famous person
Spanish:
superstar
— very famous person
Swedish:
superstjärna
— very famous person
Thai:
ซูเปอร์สตาร์
(suu-bpə̂ə-sà-dtaa)
— very famous person
Turkish:
süperstar
— very famous person
Ukrainian:
суперзі́рка
(superzírka)
— very famous person
