Meaning & use
Starlet
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A young actress who is being promoted as a future star, especially in film.
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The tabloids followed the young starlet's every move.
She was a Hollywood starlet in the 1950s before fading from the spotlight.
A note on using this word
Coined in early Hollywood as a diminutive of 'star,' often used with a slightly dismissive or patronizing tone.
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ingenueup-and-comer
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