semistar

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ star

Noun

semistar (plural semistars)

  1. A relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.
    • 2015, Robert Crane, ‎Christopher Fryer, Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My Father's Unsolved Murder (page 34)
      These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]

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