megastar

noun

mega·​star ˈme-gə-ˌstär How to pronounce megastar (audio)
megastardom noun

Examples of megastar in a Sentence

even a cast of megastars couldn't keep the would-be blockbuster from fizzling at the box office
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Ever since the pop megastar appeared at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023 to root on her new beau, tight end Travis Kelce, NFL viewership among young women has skyrocketed. Jennifer Halper, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 This largely dreadful comedy had Billy Crystal as a PR flack trying to manage the fallout from megastars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack’s high-profile breakup, while trying to promote their disastrous upcoming movie. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Not that the Dodgers’ megastars have lifted them to glory. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 Kerr is played by Dwayne Johnson, the former professional wrestler turned action-comedy megastar, and in its pre-release buzz and marketing, the movie has been touted as an opportunity for Johnson to flex his dramatic muscles. Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for megastar

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of megastar was in 1969

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“Megastar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megastar. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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