starrer

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noun

A film featuring a particular movie star.

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Meanings

nounstarrer (plural starrers)

plural starrers

  1. IndiaUKA film featuring a particular movie star.

    The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused to certify Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer 'Haraamkhor' objecting to its theme which deals with a student-teacher romance.

    2016 June 19, “Another Anurag Kashyap film faces trouble”, in The Times of India
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    Although the selection appears noticeably short of major Hollywood names – with studios clearly preferring to hedge their bets and keep product back till the post-pandemic situation is clearer – Cannes has the Kate Winslet/Saoirse Ronan starrer Ammonite, directed by British film-maker Francis Lee.

    2020 June 3, Andrew Pulver, “Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved”, in The Guardian
  2. in compoundsSomething meriting a rating of the specified number of stars.

    Serve this platter with herbed pizza squares for a sumptuous starter. The interesting combination of lemon, honey and herbs in the dressing is what makes this starter and^([sic]) real five-starrer!

    2008, Tarla Dalal, Exotic, page 12

Origin

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APA

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