superstar
- 01 B1 Intermediate
a person who is very famous, especially a singer, actor, or athlete.
a high-level celebrity who has achieved immense fame and public recognition.
Simple“The young singer became a global superstar after her first album sold millions of copies.”
In context“The marketing campaign relied heavily on the superstar's endorsement to ensure the product appealed to a younger demographic.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
an employee who does much better work than everyone else.
an exceptionally productive or talented employee who consistently outperforms their peers.
Simple“She is the superstar of the sales department and always hits her targets early.”
In context“The firm struggles to retain its corporate superstars, as competing agencies frequently offer them significantly higher salaries and better benefits.”
Synonymshigh flyertop performerAntonymsunderperformer - 03 C2 Proficiency
a very large and bright star in space.
a giant or supergiant star of immense luminosity and mass.
Simple“The telescope captured a clear image of a distant superstar at the edge of the galaxy.”
In context“Early astronomical texts occasionally used the term superstar to describe what modern astrophysicists now classify more precisely as a blue hypergiant.”
SynonymssupergianthypergiantAntonymsdwarf star
From super- + star.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.