Meanings
nounaction star (plural action stars)
plural action stars
- An actor or actress who plays the leading role or a major role in an action movie.
Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jackie Chan are all famous action stars.
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APA
action star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20star
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“action star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20star. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “action star,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/action%20star.
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