: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
A-lister noun
Hollywood A-listers

Examples of A-list in a Sentence

the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Grace Harrington, People.com, 6 June 2025 George Clooney’s Good Night, and Good Luck became the first play to gross $4 million in a single week, but for most A-list stars the Great White Way isn’t paved with gold. Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Sure, there is a tightening of budgets across the industry for talent not firmly in the A-list, but in a world where trusting the source becomes all the more important, those A-listers should be ok, at least for a while. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025 Taking place at Cipriani South Street, the walk-around tasting will include the likes of Daniel Boulud, Alex Guarnaschelli, Jacques Torres, and a suite of other A-list chefs. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for A-list

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of A-list was in 1935

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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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