film star
noun [C] mainly UK (mainly US movie star)Definition
› a famous cinema actorCinema - general wordsActors and performers
(Definition of film star noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act noun (PERFORMANCE)
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