English Explanatory Dictionary

guest star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A guest on a music or other recording.
  2. An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.
verb
  1. Of an actor: to star as a guest.
  2. Of a player: to play as a guest of another team.
noun
  1. A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which appeared where no star was known before.

Word forms

guest star guest stars guest-star guest starring guest starred

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng).

Translations

French: guest-star French: vedette invitée German: Gaststar
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