rockstar

1. A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

   By 1967, Jimi Hendrix had become a rockstar.

   Rockstar

   рок-ста́рrok-stár, рок-звезда́rok-zvezdá

2. (attributive, figuratively, sometimes)A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment.

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   By 1985, Michael Jordan had become a rockstar of the NBA.

3. (figuratively)Someone who works hard, achieves wins, or both; used in expressions of gratitude.

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.

4. (attributive, figuratively, sometimes)Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type.

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   Many birds can sing beautifully, and various birds can mimic sounds that they hear, but lyrebirds are rockstars of mimickry in the bird world.

1. He wants to be taken for a rockstar.

   deEr will für einen Rockstar gehalten werden. — Haehnchenpaella

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2. Elvis Presley was a rockstar.

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