starrer
English
Etymology
star + -er
Noun
starrer (plural starrers)
- (UK, India) A film featuring a particular movie star.
- 2016 June 19, “Another Anurag Kashyap film faces trouble”, in The Times of India:
- 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:
- 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.
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- (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!
- 2008, Tarla Dalal, Exotic (page 12)
Related terms
- multistarrer
Anagrams
- terrars
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Adjective
starrer
- comparative degree of starr
Adjective
starrer
- inflection of starr:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural