celebrity

noun

/sɪˈleb.rɪ.ti/

/-t̬i/

Definition

B1 [C] someone who is famous, especially in the entertainment businessFamous peopleImportant people and describing important peopleEntertainers in general › [U] the state of being famousFame and famous

(Definition of celebrity noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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celebrate verb (LEAD A CEREMONY)
celebrate verb (PRAISE)
celebrated adjective
celebration noun
celebratory adjective
celebrity noun
celeriac noun
celerity noun
celery noun
celestial adjective
celibate adjective

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Synonyms and related words:

A-list adjective
anyone who is/was anyone idiom
B-list adjective
be a legend in your own lifetime idiom
be in the public eye idiom
catapult verb
famously adverb (IN A FAMOUS WAY)
fore noun
high-profile adjective
hit the headlines idiom
household word noun
make it big idiom
marquee adjective
notoriety noun
notorious adjective
proverbial adjective
put sth/sb on the map idiom
well established adjective
well known adjective
world-famous adjective

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Topic: Fame and famous

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