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all-star, a. and n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈɔːlstɑː|, U.S. |ˈɔlˌstɑr|, |ˈɑlˌstɑr|
Forms: [Freq. with capital initial(s), esp. in proper names.]
[‹ all adj. + star n.1]
A. adj.
1. N. Amer. Sport.
a. Including or involving only outstanding performers; consisting of the players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., often (in later use) as selected by public vote. Freq. with capital initial(s), esp. in the names of teams. Cf. all-star team n. at Compounds.
1889Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 13 July 1/6 Manager Harris' team is not now so much of an ‘all star aggregation’ now as it was. 1897N.Y. Times 19 Sept. 4/1 ‘Dayton Dumpling’ Kiser beat out ‘King’ Bald..in the all-star invitation mile race at the Manhattan Beach track. 1912E. Ferber Buttered Side Down ii. 17 He had been shortstop on the penitentiary all-star baseball team. 1931N.Y. Times 3 Feb. 32/4 Most veteran fans are inclined to put another chap at short-stop on any all-star combination. 1950N.Y. Times 13 Dec. 54/2 (headline) 3 Brown and 3 Bean on Pro All-Star Eleven. 1991R. Angell Once more around Park Pref. p. xi, All-Star lineups promise much but tend to be fatuous once they take the field.
b. Of, belonging to, or relating to an all-star team; designating or characteristic of an all-star.
1931Lit. Digest 14 Feb. 36/2 Babe Ruth's ‘personal observations’ of his all-time all-star first baseman were legal enough. 1970R. Coover Universal Baseball Assoc. iii. 118 Sycamore Flynn..all-star Bridegroom shortstop. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 17 Jan. 1/1 His name is John Drew, and he was born to play basketball. He was also born to talk, something he's doing right now with all-star ease. 1986Philadelphia Inquirer 11 July c4/3 (heading) Boyd reacts to all-star snub by angrily leaving Fenway. 1995Maclean's 17 Apr. 62/2 There was no attempt to re-sign free agent Larry Walker, the all-star outfielder from Maple Ridge, B.B.
2.
a. Consisting of or performed by well-known and popular entertainers.
1896N.Y. Times 23 May 9/2 Boxes and seats for the production of ‘The Rivals’, by the ‘all star’ cast of burlesquers..were sold at auction. 1903Theatre June 132 (heading) The All-Star Revival of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. 1904J. Huneker Overtones vii. 265 Even Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata no longer draw unless sung by an ‘all star’ cast. 1933Ann. Reg. 1932 ii. 47 One of the most expensive of the year's [cinema] productions was ‘Grand Hotel’, which had a showy all-star cast. 1958K. Goodwin in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xiii. 149 He fronted an all star ‘dream’ band. 1993Arena May–June 98 The festival circus that was 1991's New York Rock and Soul Revue, an all-star live affair.
b. Consisting of persons of exceptional talent, pre-eminence, or renown in their fields (esp. with reference to professional or academic reputation as distinct from public celebrity).
1908Polit. Sci. Q. 23 605 Political coöperation requires team work, not all-star aggregations. 1912Polit. Sci. Q. 27 764 The veteran general and president of the senate..succeeded, not without difficulty, in forming an ‘all-star’ ministry of justice. 1930N.Y. Times 3 Aug. iv. 10/1 Ably and conscientiously edited... All-star list. 1942Jrnl. Higher Educ. 13 504/1 We have an all-star team. Here are important men writing on their specialties. 1998S. Sontag et al. Blind Man's Bluff vi. 123 Mack had plunged into command of Lapon in late 1967, first by horse-trading with other commanders for the men he believed would create an all-star crew.
B. n.
1. N. Amer. Sport. Freq. with capital initials. A member of an all-star team. Freq. in pl., esp. in the names of teams.
1913N.Y. Times 16 Mar. v. 2/5 The Winnipeg all-stars were again defeated at the Boston Arena tonight. 1918Advocate (Cleveland, Ohio) 4 May 1/1 Features of the game were two home runs by..the sensational center fielder of the All-Stars. 1948Sociometry 11 281 An extension of this analogy..might include a football team of all-stars, all trying to carry the ball or otherwise be in the lime-light at the same time. 1954Jrnl. Negro Educ. 23 226/2 In one season in the late 1920's Yokeley pitched against and shut out the white All-Stars in three games. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/7 He was a WFC all-star at offensive end three times. 1998Details Apr. 62/1 I'm not an all-star just because I rebound... I'm an all-star because I can also score.
2.
a. A member of a group comprising established and successful performers (originally and esp. jazz musicians). Freq. in pl., esp. in the names of such groups.
1937(title of record) Just Jazz All Stars. 1952L. Armstrong Let. 9 Feb. in T. Brothers Louis Armstrong 152 Earl Father Hines—who was playing piano with my All Stars at the time, he and his wife Janie, came into my room looking for me to take a picture with his camera. 1973C. E. Clayton Biogr. Dict. Amer. Mus. 249 Black trumpeter..with Mike McKenzie's Harlem Allstars. 2000Time Out 26 Jan. 69/2 He has performed impro with top groups like the Comedy Store Players and the Stephen Frost Impro Allstars.
b. A person or thing considered to be among the best in a specified field; an outstanding performer. Freq. in pl.
1949R. G. North (title) All-stars of Christ. 1967Amer. Polit. Sci. Q. 61 160/2 It left me wondering which is the better approach to collaborative work: using a diversified team of established All-Stars..or using a less eminent group, more harmonious and more amenable to direction. 1978Washington Post (Nexis) 11 Feb. a3 An all-star of today's liberal community,..[he] has announced he will..run for the Senate. 1980Science 24 Oct. 411/1 (heading) North Carolina's School for Science, math All-Stars. 1990Rolling Stone 22 Mar. 83/1 These women are all-stars and scholars. 2000N.Y. Times 3 Aug. a14 (advt.) Will the winner of the Amertrade Investors Cup be a Wall Street all-star?
Compounds. all-star break n. Baseball a three-day interval in the major league schedule in mid July to accommodate the annual inter-league all-star game.
1949N.Y. Times 1 June 44/3 But it should be remembered that the race is only one quarter over and the half way mark won't be reached until the *All-Star break in the schedule on July 12 at Ebbets Field. 1966Sporting News 23 July 3/1 Gaylord..swept into the All-Star break this year with a superb 12–1 record. 1994N.Y. Times 24 July viii. 5/3 We're three out. Last year at the All-Star break we were 25 out. Anything can happen.
all-star game n. Sport (orig. and chiefly N. Amer. esp. Baseball), a game played between two all-star teams.
1897Chicago Daily Tribune 1 Nov. 4/1 Preparations have been completed for an ‘*all star’ game on that afternoon. 1944Public Opinion Q. 8 418 Promotional stunts like the Golden Gloves tournaments, the All-Star games, and the Chicago Music Festivals. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 15 Jan. 17/6 The All-Star game tomorrow night with the selects meeting the..defending champions from Toronto. 1993Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 7 Mar. 84/5 Plans to mark Ian Botham's 21st season of cricket..[include] an allstar game.
all-star team n. Sport (orig. and chiefly N. Amer.) a team consisting of players considered to be the best in their positions in a particular league, division, etc., esp. as selected by public vote; also in extended use.
1890Chicago Daily Tribune 10 June 2/3 (headline) Not a man reached home. Comiskey's *all star team shut out at Pittsburg. 1905Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati) 20 Aug. 17 (caption) Jack Chesbro, named by President Johnson as his choice as twirler for American League All-Star Team. 1933E. M. Smithies Case Stud. of Normal Adolescent Girls vi. 134 A position on a third-class hockey team..was..a greater achievement for Marian than a place on the all-star team for the average girl in the school. 1969N.Y. Times 1 Dec. 65/1 Balloting..for the Football Writers Association of America's college all-star team. 1992Buzzworm Nov.–Dec. 44/3 A scientific all-star team..had been recruited to put the thing together. 1998Sat. Night (Toronto) Mar. 3/2 It's..set out to be serious competition, with try-out camps,..all-star teams and adult expectations. |