film starˈfilm star noun [countable] British English 
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Thesaurus- Griffith and Mack Sennett both filmed in the area while silent film star Tom Mix was an early developer.
- His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system.
- It will include an interview with film star Stewart Granger with whom Roma once appeared in a play on Broadway.
- Six foot tall with that long, flowing blond hair - he resembled a Western film star.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who performs in plays, films etc► actor
a famous actor or actress in cinema films SYN movie star American English someone who performs in plays, films etc: · Leonardo DiCaprio is my favourite actor -- he's so good-looking!· Actor Sidney Poitier was honoured with a Life Achievement Award.· Ben Chaplin is an English actor who had a small part in 'Remains of the Day'.
► actress a woman who performs in plays, films etc: · Julia Roberts is one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood.· Capucine, the French movie actress whose leading roles included one with Peter Sellers in 'The Pink Panther', died after falling from a window.
► star a famous actor or actress: · Eddie Murphy is one of the most successful stars in Hollywood.big star: · James Caan was a big star in the '70s.
► film star British /movie star American a famous actor or actress who acts in films: · Her real ambition is to be a movie star, not just an actress on the stage.· Film stars like Michael Caine are trying to revive the British film industry by making movies in England.
► luvvie British informal an actor or actress - used especially about groups of actors who behave towards each other in a very friendly way that is not sincere: · There's nothing worse than watching a bunch of luvvies giving speeches at some awful awards ceremony.
► cast all the people who act in a play or film: · Films like 'Ben Hur' were made with a cast of thousands.· The entire cast of the play deserves praise for this performance.
WORD SETS► Filmanimation, nounanimator, nounart director, nounart house, nounarts cinema, nounbiopic, nounblue movie, nounB-movie, nouncameo, nouncameraman, nouncartoon, nouncine-, adjectivecine-camera, nouncine-film, nouncinema, nouncinematic, adjectivecinematography, nounclip, nouncontinuity, nouncut, nouncutting room, noundirection, noundouble, noundouble bill, noundouble feature, nounepilogue, nounextra, nounfantasy, nounfarce, nounfeature, nounfeature film, nounfilm star, nounfilmstrip, nounflashback, nounflick, nounfootage, nounfreeze-frame, noungaffer, nounHollywood, home movie, nounhorror movie, nounimage, nounimagery, nounlip-synch, verblocation, nounlot, nounmatinée, nounmiscast, verbmotion picture, nounmovie, nounmoviegoer, nounmovie star, nounmovie theater, nounmoving picture, nounmultiplex, nounmusical, nounnarrator, nounnewsreel, nounoff-screen, adverbopening night, nounOscar, nounout-take, nounPG, nounpremiere, nounproject, verbprojection, nounprojectionist, nounprojector, nounprop, nounrating, nounreel, nounrelease, verbremake, nounremake, verbre-release, verbrerun, nounretake, nounrole, nounscreen, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounscreenplay, nounscreen test, nounscreenwriter, nounscriptwriter, nounset, nounshort, nounshot, nounshow, verbsilent, adjectiveslow motion, nounsoundtrack, nounspaghetti western, nounsplicer, nounsplit screen, nounstand-in, nounstill, nounstudio, nounstunt man, nounstunt woman, nountalkie, nountearjerker, nounTechnicolor, nountheatre, nountheme, noun3-D, adjectivetop-grossing, adjectivetrailer, nountravelogue, nounturkey, nounwestern, nounwhodunit, nounX, nounX-certificate, adjectiveX-rated, adjective