rising star

noun

: a person or thing that is growing quickly in popularity or importance in a particular field

a rising star in politics

Examples of rising star in a Sentence

a politician who is a rising star in the Republican Party

Recent Examples on the Web

And Mike Goodwin, who will be performing at Tommy T’s Pleasanton this weekend, is one of the rising stars. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The mayor of Minneapolis, Hubert Humphrey, was a rising star in the Democratic Party. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The rising star, 20, will play young Haymitch Abernathy in the upcoming Hunger Games prequel movie Sunrise on the Reaping. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Former Democratic rising star Andrew Gillum, who came within 33,000 votes of defeating Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Florida governor’s race, was arrested last week in Alabama and charged with drug possession. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1767, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rising star

• abattoir
• alcazar
• autocar
• avatar
• belshazzar
• caviar
• caviare
• cinnabar
• commissar
• condylar
• deodar
• handlebar