rock star

noun

plural rock stars

: a famous rock musician

From my standpoint, from '72 to '76, I was the ultimate rock star. I couldn't have been more of a rock star. Anything that had to do with being a rock 'n' roll singer was what I was going for.—

David Bowie

He's what I always thought rock stars should be: sexy, dangerous, outrageous, and funny. And at least a little self-aware.—

Doug Brod

: a highly accomplished and well-regarded person in a particular field

Locals came streaming across a muddy construction site on the Cooper River to catch a glimpse of the rock star of politics.—

Howard Fineman

The Colchester Boards of Selectmen, Finance and Education are the rock stars of our town's elected government.—

Jason Cohen

For the agency, whose mission is building soil health, Brandt [David Brandt, farmer] has emerged as a kind of rock star. He's a "step ahead of the game."—

Tom Philpott

Pale-faced and bespectacled, the 43-year-old Chudzinski is an emerging rock star in NFL coaching circles.—

David G Fleming

… the day of the celebrity chef is seriously upon us. Chefs have become the rock stars of their generation, and we all long to know them better.—

Ruth Reichl

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Back in the Eighties and Nineties, the release of a major rock star memoir was a fairly uncommon event. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025 The pic is a trippy genre movie that follows reclusive rock star Moretti (John Malkovich), who emerges after being decades away to invite a group of journalists to his cult compound. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025 Her rocker number is cute, and displays a performer’s understanding of how to create a parody of a rock star character. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 By Bruce Haring Contributing Entertainment Writer 0 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors British rock star Sting has postponed multiple upcoming concerts because of an unspecified illness involving his throat. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rock star