celebrities (noun)

  • 1celebrity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international, local, national ▪ big, famous, major, well known ▪ A list, B list …

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  • 2lion-hunter — noun 1. someone who tries to attract social lions as guests • Hypernyms: ↑social climber, ↑climber 2. someone who hunts lions • Hypernyms: ↑hunter, ↑huntsman * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun …

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  • 3paparazzi — noun /pɑpɑˈɹɑttsi/ a) ; <! Note to editors: Please dont edit this definition without also editing the one at paparazzo; they should be kept synchronized. freelance photographers who sell photographs of celebrities to the media, especially ones …

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  • 4paparazzo — noun <! Note to editors: Please dont edit this definition without also editing the one at paparazzi; they should be kept synchronized. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues… …

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  • 5fair game — noun a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence he fell prey to muggers everyone was fair game the target of a manhunt • Syn: ↑prey, ↑quarry, ↑target • …

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  • 6big name — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a big name performer or personage the big name is the one you read about on page one N.M.Loomis get some big names for the show * * * a person who has a preeminent public reputation in a specified field: He s a big name in… …

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  • 7gossip columnist — noun a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities • Hypernyms: ↑newspaper columnist * * * gossip columnist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑gossip * * * gossip columnist, the writer of a gossip column. * * * ˈgossip columnist …

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  • 8endorsement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enthusiastic, full, overwhelming, ringing, strong, unanimous ▪ lukewarm ▪ The new design only received a lukewarm endorsement from head office …

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  • 9news — noun 1 new information ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (BrE, informal), excellent, fantastic, good, great, happy, marvellous/marvelous (esp. BrE), terrific, tremendou …

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  • 10brat pack — noun informal a rowdy and ostentatious group of young celebrities. Derivatives brat packer noun …

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