starlet

noun

star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
Synonyms of starletnext
: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles

Examples of starlet in a Sentence

She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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While other young starlets from several shows and movies intermingled — Not Suitable For Work‘s Nicholas Duvernay among them. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Related Articles While a rarity today, gowns like Park’s were commonplace back in the golden age of Hollywood, seen on starlets like Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2026 Not a movie starlet scream, but uninhibited howls of pure terror. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 The violet-eyed starlet was famously married eight times and engaged ten. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for starlet

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First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of starlet was in 1910

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starlet

noun
star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
: a young movie actress

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