rockstar.
A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.
Meaning & usage
A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.
By 1967, Jimi Hendrix had become a rockstar.
A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment.
By 1985, Michael Jordan had become a rockstar of the NBA.
Someone who works hard, achieves wins, or both; used in expressions of gratitude.
Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.
Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type.
Many birds can sing beautifully, and various birds can mimic sounds that they hear, but lyrebirds are rockstars of mimickry in the bird world.
Owls are rockstars among raptors in the respect that they hunt amazingly well while also doing it under pitch-dark conditions and silently.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Middle English rokken English rock Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Germanic *andi Old English and Middle English and English and Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English rock and rollellip. English rock Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star English rockstar From rock + star.
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