starrer

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English

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Etymology

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From star +‎ -er.

Noun

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starrer (plural starrers)

  1. (UK, India) A film featuring a particular movie star.
    • 2016 June 19, “Another Anurag Kashyap film faces trouble”, in The Times of India[1]:
      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.
    • 2020 June 3, Andrew Pulver, “Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved”, in The Guardian[2]:
      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.
  2. (in combination) Something meriting a rating of the specified number of stars.
    • 2008, Tarla Dalal, Exotic, page 12:
      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!
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Adjective

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starrer

  1. comparative degree of starr

Adjective

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starrer

  1. inflection of starr:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural