单词 | star-maker |
释义 | > as lemmasstar-maker star-maker n. (a) a divine being responsible for the creation of the stars (now rare); (b) a person, studio, etc., noted for turning people into film stars, pop stars, etc.; (also) a performance, film, etc., that results in a person becoming such a star. ΚΠ 1832 Boston Investigator 28 Sept. Does not brimstone prove a brimstone maker, as much as stars prove a star maker? 1884 J. H. Ward Gospel Philos. xiv. 211 When the old Ptolemaic system was exploded by Copernicus, the vaunted wisdom of men proclaimed that the Bible also was exploded. But the Star-Maker triumphed over the star-gazers. 1895 Life 10 Oct. 234/2 We knew that as a star-maker the perennial Tony was largely responsible for Miss Lilian Russell. 1905 N.Y. Observer 21 Dec. 836/1 If our God were only a starmaker, the stars would sufficiently tell the story. 1993 High Life (Brit. Airways) Oct. 94/3 Then came Top Gun. This was the star-maker... Cruise saw his skyborne maverick take the film into the $100 million-plus stratosphere. 2007 J. Collins Drop Dead Beautiful (2008) 496 Hamilton J. Heckerling. Movie Mogul Supreme. Uber-producer. Star-maker. < as lemmas |
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