su ‧ per ‧ star /ˈsuːpəstɑː $ -pərstɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor
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THESAURUS
■ a very famous person
▪ superstar an extremely famous performer, especially a musician or film actor:
The film made Tom Cruise an international superstar.
▪ legend someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something – used especially about people who are at the end of a long career or who have died:
blues legend John Lee Hooker
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Jane Fonda is the daughter of film legend Henry Fonda.
▪ great [usually plural] someone who was one of the best players or performers that there have ever been:
He was one of the all-time soccer greats.