starlet

noun

star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles

Examples of starlet in a Sentence

She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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Back in 2021, the starlet opened up about those complicated early days following Angel’s birth. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025 Phillipe will guest-star in the medical drama's Thursday episode alongside two other starlets with famous parents: Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson, and Charlotte Lawrence, daughter of producer Bill Lawrence and actress Christa Miller. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Antonio Nusa – the teenager compared to Neymar and Haaland who deserves the hype The Norwegian starlet seems fast-tracked for greatness – although the player himself is in no rush Nusa is a football obsessive. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 For the starlet, Dune: Messiah and the next Spider-Man movie are also upcoming. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for starlet

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of starlet was in 1910

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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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starlet

noun
star·​let ˈstär-lət How to pronounce starlet (audio)
: a young movie actress

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