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guest star en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. A guest on a music or other recording.
   • The neutering extends to Believe’s guest stars, with warm-and-fuzzy verses from Ludacris (“I love everything about you / You’re imperfectly perfect”), Big Sean (“I don’t know if this makes sense, but you’re my hallelujah”), Nicki Minaj (who at least squeaks a “bitches” into her verse), and especially Drake, whose desire to hug and kiss the object of his affection on “Right Here” is reminiscent of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Krusty’s Comeback Special. 2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
2. An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.

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Translations (3)

fr guest-star (guest actor or musician) · de Gaststar (guest actor or musician) · fr vedette invitée (guest actor or musician)

guest star en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. Of an actor: to star as a guest.
2. Of a player: to play as a guest of another team.

Forms

guest star en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng).

Meanings

1. (historical) A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which appeared where no star was known before.

Forms

Translations (3)

cmn 客星 (Translations) · lzh-lit 客星 (Translations) · yue 客星 (Translations)