costar

plural costars

1. actingA person who shares star billing with another.

   The once famous actor objected to his costar having a bigger dressing room.

2. actingA person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star.

   Alas, always a costar but never a star.

present singular third person costars · participle present costarring · participle past costarred · past costarred

1. intransitiveTo perform with the billing of a costar.

   People thought his career was over but now he will get to costar on Broadway next month.

2. transitiveTo feature (a number of star performers) jointly.

   1 more example

   Purchasing a snowplow transforms Homer into a new man. Mr. Burns' laziest employee suddenly becomes an ambitious self-starter who buys ad time on local television at 3:17 A.M^([sic]) (prime viewing hours, Homer gingerly volunteers, for everyone from alcoholics to the unemployable to garden-variety angry loners) and makes a homemade commercial costarring his family.

   2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)