: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
A-lister noun
Hollywood A-listers

Examples of A-list in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024 She’ll be based at CAA’s Century City office and will focus on identifying and creating acting opportunities for the agency’s comedy touring clients — which includes several A-list comedians — in film and television. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 In fact, his goal with his directorial debut is not to beat action moviemakers and A-list asskickers at their own game but to work his way into their ranks. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024 Jimmy Kimmel — hosting the proceedings on ABC for the fourth time — mostly focused his opening monologue’s jokes on A-list talent close to the stage, especially roasting supporting actor winner Downey Jr. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 But the Vanity Fair Oscars party, considered the most A-list of the after events, allows celebs to let their hair down, figuratively, and experiment with high hems, plunging necklines, and everyday objects as clothing. Glamour, 11 Mar. 2024 What helped was Downey playing the character, who's mocked mercilessly by his Black co-star, as a cleverly satirical, and absolutely hilarious, send-up of his own A-list celebrity and Hollywood's casting practices. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024 This year, it was divided into, in effect, an A-list (those whose image got a moment onscreen to itself), a B-list (onscreen in a group, in an array of five thin vertical images), and a C-list (a bunch of names with no images, seemingly several dozen of them fading in and out onscreen). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Denis Villeneuve’s sequel — whose A-list cast is led by Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya — grossed $12 million in Thursday previews before officially opening everywhere across North America on Friday. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of A-list was in 1935

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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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