costar

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noun

co·​star ˈkō-ˌstär 

variants or co-star

plural costars or co-stars

: one of two or more main performers who star in a movie, play, etc.

… the star seems more relaxed and confident, and there's a bracing snap to the byplay between him and his costars.

—Mark Harris

costar

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verb

variants or co-star

costarred or co-starred; costarring or co-starring

1

transitive : to employ or present (someone) as one of two or more leading performers in a movie, play, etc.

Directed by Lasse Hallström … and costarring a fine ensemble …

—Leonora Langley

2

intransitive : to appear with another star in a movie, play, etc.

Examples of costar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The premiere was attended by Johansson along with costars Squibb, 95, Hecht, 60, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman. —Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

Blunt had nothing but kind words to say for her Jungle Cruise costar as well. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025

Verb

Focus Features first announced that Hudson and Jackman would costar in Song Sung Blue in October 2024. —Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025

The Emmy winner responded with grace during an interview with Italian outlet ArtsLife Tv alongside her After the Hunt costars Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, when journalist Federica Polidoro directed a question about the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements only to Roberts and Garfield. —Jen Juneau, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 2