ROCK STAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rock star mean? 

• ROCK STAR (noun)
  The noun ROCK STAR has 1 sense:

1. a famous singer of rock music

  Familiarity information: ROCK STAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCK STAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A famous singer of rock music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rock star" is a kind of...):

rock 'n' roll musician; rocker (a performer or composer or fan of rock music)

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)

Instance hyponyms:

Berry; Charles Edward Berry; Chuck Berry (United States rock singer (born in 1931))

Bill Haley; Haley; William John Clifton Haley Jr. (United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981))

George Harrison; Harrison (English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001))

Buddy Holly; Charles Hardin Holley; Holly (United States rock star (1936-1959))

Jagger; Michael Philip Jagger; Mick Jagger (English rock star (born in 1943))

John Lennon; Lennon (English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980))

Jerry Lee Lewis; Lewis (United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935))

McCartney; Paul McCartney; Sir James Paul McCartney (English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942))

James Douglas Morrison; Jim Morrison; Morrison (United States rock singer (1943-1971))

Elvis Aron Presley; Elvis Presley; Presley (United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977))

Richard Starkey; Ringo Starr; Starkey; Starr (rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940))

 Context examples 

Later, you will be hailed by VIPs as a rock star.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Neptune will also be in lovely angle to the full moon, indicating that your ability to come up with imaginative ideas will be lauded, and if your project involves one of the creative arts, you may be hailed as a rock star.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)