Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A starring actor or actress given equal status with another or others in a play or film.
  • transitive & intransitive verb To act or present as a costar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun acting A person who shares star billing.
  • noun acting A person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star.
  • verb To perform with the billing of a costar.

Etymologies

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co- +‎ star

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Examples

  • Mi idea es que los tamales se preparan por muchas razones, entre ellas: 1) rinden bastante; 2) ya que estén preparados, los que lleguen pueden comer a gusto sin costar más trabajo a los familiares y se pueden dedicar a los rezos.

    Novena? 2003

  • Mi idea es que los tamales se preparan por muchas razones, entre ellas: 1) rinden bastante; 2) ya que estén preparados, los que lleguen pueden comer a gusto sin costar más trabajo a los familiares y se pueden dedicar a los rezos.

    Novena? 2003

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • If the 3 Series is the star of the commercial, then the costar is the Gravity Slider -- the revolutionary camera rig created especially for the BMW shoot.

    Harmon Leon: BMW 3 Series: Meet the Gravity Slider Rig Harmon Leon 2012

  • "Spartacus" is a flashy, big-budget attempt to forge a brand, complete with a big-name costar (Lucy Lawless, erstwhile heroine of the syndicated "Xena: Warrior Princess") and the heavily stylized, comic-book-like use of green-screen technology familiar from movies like "300" and "Sin City."

    poststar.com RSS 2010

  • She is best known as the costar, alongside teen dreamboats the Jonas Brothers, of the Disney TV movie

    EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines 2008

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