Meanings
nounsemicelebrity (plural semicelebrities)
plural semicelebrities
- One who is almost a celebrity.
“Felix is one tough man who lived a life that people could only imagine going through,” said Richard Dietl, known as Bo, a private investigator, former police detective and a semicelebrity himself, who said he had been friends with Mr. Brinkmann since 1971.
2009 August 1, Al Baker, “A Murder Victim Found in His Bed Had a Colorful Past”, in New York Times
Origin
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semicelebrity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicelebrity
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“semicelebrity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicelebrity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semicelebrity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semicelebrity.
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