Definition of guest star in English:
guest star
noun
A well-known actor or other performer who appears in a show in which they do not have a regular role.
they are joined by a special guest star
Example sentencesExamples
- She may have had a celebrity guest-star in that lushly stocked storage room.
- Long-time fans of the show may remember the episode where he appeared as a guest star.
- His final performance was as a guest star in an episode last November.
- I seem to vaguely recall that he briefly had a deal to be a frequent guest star and to contribute to the scripts of other instalments.
- I didn't realize just how many famous guest stars were in the show until I took a look around.
- Maybe one of my fabulous guest stars will have something wonderful to say.
- During his TV appearances at this time, on chat-shows and as a guest star, he tended to undermine this tough guy screen image.
- With guest stars of this calibre, you can't go far wrong.
- There were strong performances from both regulars and guest stars.
- She is by far the only recognizable star of this set, yet each show has dozens of regulars and guest stars.
verbguest-stars, guest-starred, guest-starring
[no object](of a well-known actor or other performer) appear in a show in which they do not have a regular role.
he guest-starred in an episode of the US legal drama
Example sentencesExamples
- I am thoroughly impressed by the actor who guest starred as the troll.
- She guest starred in many episodes of this series.
- Catherine also has an extensive list of television credits, guest starring in many series.
- He has since guest starred on numerous television programs and pilots.
- He has guest starred in various variety shows.
- He guest stars as a pest exterminator.
- If the series is renewed, he would be willing to guest star.
- To my knowledge she is guest starring in neither of these.
- Keeping him in check is newly regular—after guest starring in Season One—hospital lawyer Stacy Warner.
- This episode has the actress guest starring as his indomitable mother.