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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1924 1. a star (as in sports or the movies) who is considered extremely talented, has great public appeal, and can usually command a high salary 2. one that is very prominent or is a prime attraction <a diplomatic superstar> • superstardom noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an extremely famous or renowned actor, film star, musician, etc. Derivatives: superstardom n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(superstars) A superstar is a very famous entertainer or sports player. (INFORMAL) ...a Hollywood superstar. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

A per se, ace, big name, boss, celebrity, champion, chief, commander, constellation, crackerjack, cynosure, danseur noble, dean, diva, electronics king, feature attraction, figure, first tragedian, first-rater, folk hero, fugleman, galaxy, genius, good hand, great, great man, head, headliner, heavy lead, hero, heroine, higher-up, honcho, idol, immortal, important person, jeune premier, king, laureate, lead, leader, leading lady, leading light, leading man, lion, luminaries, luminary, magician, mahatma, man of genius, man of mark, master, master hand, master spirit, mastermind, name, nonpareil, notability, notable, paragon, paramount, past master, person of note, personage, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, practiced hand, prima ballerina, prima donna, principal, prodigy, protagonist, public figure, ruler, sage, senior, singer, skilled hand, social lion, somebody, star, superior, superman, the greatest, the most, top dog, topnotcher, virtuoso, whiz, wizard, wonder, worthy