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单词 c-lister
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C-listern.

Brit. /ˈsiːlɪstə/, U.S. /ˈsiˌlɪstər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: C-list n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < C-list n. + -er suffix1. Compare B-lister n.2 and slightly earlier A-lister n.
Originally U.S.
A member of a (notional) C-list; spec. a relatively unimportant individual, esp. in the entertainment industry or the media; a minor celebrity.
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1989 Sunday Times 24 Sept. (Style section) 5/5 The king of the C listers, Christopher Biggins, who, beaming through his rhinestone glasses, spent the evening telling the TV cameras that this was a fabulous evening.
1994 Entertainm. Weekly (Electronic ed.) 23 Sept. 42 His E-Mail Addresses of the Rich & Famous..[contains] mostly C-listers.
2000 N.Y. Mag. 7 Aug. 14/1 You can tell what a party is going to be like based on how many C-listers round out the tip sheet.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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