rising star

noun

An emerging talent.

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Meanings

nounrising star (plural rising stars)

plural rising stars

  1. An emerging talent.

    Defeat would have been harsh on the Swiss, predictably well-organised under the masterly direction of veteran coach Ottmar Hitzfeld, and in midfield man Xherdan Shaqiri they have one of Europe's rising stars.

    2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rising star cave

Translations

Finnish uusi lahjakkuus, nouseva kyky
  • uusi lahjakkuusemerging talent
  • nouseva kykyemerging talent
  • nouseva tähtiemerging talent
French étoile montante
  • étoile montanteemerging talent
German Nachwuchstalent
  • Nachwuchstalentemerging talent
Italian astro nascente
  • astro nascenteemerging talent
Korean 유망주, 기대주
  • 유망주 (yumangju)emerging talent
  • 기대주 (gidaeju)emerging talent
  • 샛별 (saetbyeol)emerging talent
Norwegian Bokmål stjerneskudd
  • stjerneskuddemerging talent
Polish wschodząca gwiazda
  • wschodząca gwiazdaemerging talent
Portuguese estrela em ascensão, promessa
  • estrela em ascensãoemerging talent
  • promessaemerging talent
Swedish framtidslöfte, stjärnskott
  • framtidslöfteemerging talent
  • stjärnskottemerging talent
  • talangemerging talent
  • gödkalvemerging talent
Cite this entry
APA

rising star. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20star

MLA

“rising star.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20star. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rising star,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rising%20star.

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