costar

or co-star

[ noun koh-stahr; verb koh-stahr ]

noun

1. a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
2. a performer whose status is slightly below that of a star.

verb (used without object)

, co·starred, co·star·ring.

1. to share star billing with another performer.
2. to receive billing of slightly less status than that of a star.

verb (used with object)

, co·starred, co·star·ring.

1. to present (two or more actors) as having equal billing or prominence.
2. to present as having slightly less status than that of a star.

Word History and Origins

Origin of costar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; co- + star

Example Sentences

Catellus redeveloped the 200-acre former Pacific Refinery Co. near San Francisco into a residential subdivision called Victoria by the Bay in 2003, a process that involved the removal of contaminants, real estate data provider CoStar said.

From Los Angeles Times

There is enough land for several uses, said Gundersheim, CoStar’s senior director of market analytics and a specialist in evaluating industrial real estate.

From Los Angeles Times

The building’s property tax bill last year was more than $7.1 million, according to real estate data provider CoStar.

From Los Angeles Times

Palmer Associates is one of the largest owners of apartments in California, according to commercial real estate firm CoStar.

From Los Angeles Times

Cousins makes many astute points about Hitchcock’s process, such as his use of a ramp in “Notorious” to allow Claude Rains to appear the same height as costar Ingrid Bergman in a scene, or how in “Saboteur,” viewers can’t hear the wind rustling the hair of a character dangling from the Statue of Liberty — but one can hear the character’s breathing.

From Salon