starlet
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈstɑɹlɪt/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈstɑːlɪt/
Noun

starlet (plural starlets)

  1. A young actress with a promising career ahead of her.
    • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, gbooks :
      There were other flapper-era starlets, of course—Louise Brooks, Greta Garbo—but they were poseurs by comparison.
  2. An accomplished and important supporting player in a sports team.
  3. (poetic) A small star.
Adjective

starlet

  1. (rare) Alternative form of starlit#English|starlit
Translations
  • French: starlette
  • German: Starlet
  • Italian: stellina, divetta, starlet
  • Portuguese: estrelinha
  • Russian: восходя́щая звезда́



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