local celebrity
noun
: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes
She's become something of a local celebrity.
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The menu definitely suited local celebrity chef Richard Blais, who was watching matches for the first time in person.
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Chicarin has become something of a local celebrity, with social media users making jokes ranging from the dog joining the police force to being somehow responsible for the death.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
These days, Voorhees continues to attend fan conventions and events, and enjoys his status as a local celebrity on Martha's Vineyard, where he's currently retired.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
The station's weather forecaster, a local celebrity named Frank Benny, won't be coming into work today.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
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Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Chicarin has become something of a local celebrity, with social media users making jokes ranging from the dog joining the police force to being somehow responsible for the death.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
These days, Voorhees continues to attend fan conventions and events, and enjoys his status as a local celebrity on Martha's Vineyard, where he's currently retired.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
The station's weather forecaster, a local celebrity named Frank Benny, won't be coming into work today.
—Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for local celebrity
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“Local celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20celebrity. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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