polestar

noun

pole·​star ˈpōl-ˌstär 

1

: north star

2

a

: a directing principle : guide

b

: a center of attraction

Synonyms of polestar

• compass
• direction

Examples of polestar in a Sentence

under the polestar of progress, urban renewal programs gutted the historic districts of many cities

Recent Examples on the Web

While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025

The Brazilian restaurant has been lauded widely as a polestar of exciting food in the city. — Dallas News, 13 Oct. 2022

And, of course, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn’s polestar for art and repertory programming. — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for polestar

• ancestor
• arrester
• digester
• investor
• protester
• requester
• semester
• sequester
• silvester
• trimester
• ester
• esther

Kids Definition

polestar

noun

pole·​star ˈpōl-ˌstär 

: north star