B-lister

noun

Someone on a B-list.

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Meanings

nounB-lister (plural B-listers)

plural B-listers

  1. Someone on a B-list.

    As any producer knows, a good leading man can make all the difference. Mr Chapek turned out to be a B-lister; Mr Iger, who transformed Disney’s fortunes, is a corporate megastar.

    2022 November 21, “Disney brings back a star of the past. But its real problem is the script”, in The Economist, →ISSN

Origin

From B-list + -er.

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APA

B-lister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-lister

MLA

“B-lister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-lister. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “B-lister,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-lister.

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