costar

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noun

co·star ˈkō-ˌstär

variants or co-star

plural costars or co-stars

Synonyms of costar next

: one of two or more main performers who star in a movie, play, etc.

… the star seems more relaxed and confident, and there's a bracing snap to the byplay between him and his costars.—

Mark Harris

costar

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verb

variants or co-star

costarred or co-starred; costarring or co-starring

transitive : to employ or present (someone) as one of two or more leading performers in a movie, play, etc.

Directed by Lasse Hallström … and costarring a fine ensemble …—

Leonora Langley

intransitive : to appear with another star in a movie, play, etc.

Examples of costar in a Sentence

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Noun

The Fast & Furious costars attended the awards show on Sunday, January 5, in Beverly Hills, California, where Diesel, 57, was set to present the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025 Colón-Zayas’ costar Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy Allen White and Ebon Moss-Bachrach also received nominations for their roles in the show. —

Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025

Verb

Woman of Tomorrow is directed by Craig Gillespie (Dumb Money, I, Tonya) and will also costar Matthias Schoenaerts as villain Krem of the Yellow Hill and Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle. —

Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The series later found a distant family connection between Avengers: Endgame costars Michael Douglas and Scarlett Johansson. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for costar