porn star

noun

An actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films.

Meanings

nounporn star (plural porn stars)

plural porn stars · alternative pornstar

  1. An actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films.

    Bonnie, straddling the kayak like a porn star, smiled and acted like she had no clue as to what they were laughing about.

    2012, Bruce Norris, What Lurks Below, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 52

    Synonyms: adult actress, adult star

  2. A person who performs sex acts in a pornographic film.

    ‘I had no idea she was filming me. I was a reluctant porn star, you could say,’ Adam replied.

    2017, Carmel Harrington, Cold Feet: The Lost Years

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films.

Translations

Arabic نجمة أفلام إباحية, نجم أفلام إباحية
  • نجمة أفلام إباحية (najmat aflām ibāḥiyya)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • نجم أفلام إباحية (najm aflām ibāḥiyya)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Chinese Mandarin 色情明星
  • 色情明星 (sèqíng míngxīng)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Czech pornoherec, pornoherečka
  • pornoherecactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • pornoherečkaactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Danish pornostjerne
  • pornostjerneactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Finnish pornotähti
  • pornotähtiactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
French acteur X, actrice X
  • acteur Xactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • actrice Xactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • star du pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
German Pornodarsteller, Pornodarstellerin
  • Pornodarstelleractor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • Pornodarstellerinactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • Pornostaractor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Greek πορνοστάρ
  • πορνοστάρ (pornostár)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Hindi वयस्क अभिनेत्री, वयस्क अभिनेता
  • वयस्क अभिनेत्री (vayask abhinetrī)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • वयस्क अभिनेता (vayask abhinetā)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Hungarian pornócsillag
  • pornócsillagactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Icelandic klámstjarna
  • klámstjarnaactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Japanese ポルノスター
  • ポルノスター (poruno sutā)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Korean 포르노 스타
  • 포르노 스타 (poreuno seuta)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Norwegian pornostjerne
  • pornostjerneactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Polish gwiazda porno
  • gwiazda pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Portuguese estrela pornô, ator pornô
  • estrela pornôactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • ator pornôactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • atriz pornôactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Romanian actor porno, actriță porno
  • actor pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • actriță pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Russian порнозвезда́, порноактёр
  • порнозвезда́ (pornozvezdá)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • порноактёр (pornoaktjór)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • порноактри́са (pornoaktrísa)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Slovak pornoherečka, pornoherec
  • pornoherečkaactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • pornoherecactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Spanish actor porno, actriz porno
  • actor pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • actriz pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
  • estrella pornoactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Swahili nyota wa ponografia
  • nyota wa ponografiaactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Swedish porrstjärna
  • porrstjärnaactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Thai ดาวโป๊
  • ดาวโป๊ (daaw.póo)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Turkish porno yıldızı
  • porno yıldızıactor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Ukrainian порнозі́рка
  • порнозі́рка (pornozírka)actor or actress famous for appearing in pornographic films
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“porn star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porn%20star. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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