semicelebrity

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ celebrity

Noun

semicelebrity (plural semicelebrities)

1. One who is almost a celebrity.
   • 2009 August 1, Al Baker, “A Murder Victim Found in His Bed Had a Colorful Past”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “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.