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Celebrity Səˈlebrəti Achieved Noun Chef China Winning Gold

Word3 celebrity
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /səˈlebrəti/ /səˈlebrəti/
Example
  • a celebrity chef
  • he became a celebrity in china after winning a gold medal at the olympics.
  • hollywood/tv celebrities
  • he achieved instant celebrity status.
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celebrity

(noun)/səˈlebrəti/ /səˈlebrəti/
  1. a famous person
    • a celebrity chef
    • He became a celebrity in China after winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
    • Hollywood/TV celebrities
    • He achieved instant celebrity status.

    Extra Examples

    • He became a minor celebrity among Manhattan's cultural élite.
    • He became something of a celebrity in his home town.
    • The show's success made her an overnight celebrity.
    • Tonight's show features a host of celebrities.
    • It's his dream to become a celebrity chef.
    • She was the first TV celebrity he had met in the flesh.
  2. the state of being famous
    • SYNONYM fame
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fame
    • Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
    • He achieved overnight celebrity as a war correspondent.

    Extra Examples

    • The diary charts her path from obscurity to international celebrity.
    • He briefly achieved celebrity as a radical politician.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘solemn ceremony’): from Old French celebrite or Latin celebritas, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.
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