variants
or co-star
plural costars or co-stars
: one of two or more main performers who star in a movie, play, etc.
… the star seems more relaxed and confident, and there's a bracing snap to the byplay between him and his costars.—
Mark Harris
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variants
or co-star
costarred or co-starred; costarring or co-starring
1
transitive
: to employ or present (someone) as one of two or more leading performers in a movie, play, etc.
Directed by Lasse Hallström … and costarring a fine ensemble …—Leonora Langley
Leonora Langley2
intransitive
: to appear with another star in a movie, play, etc.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The View costars Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar will soon share a stage of an entirely different sort: Goldberg will appear for one performance only with Behar in the latter’s Off Broadway comedic play My First Ex-Husband.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Selena's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, denied parole 30 years after shooting singer
Actress Betty Gilpin (Glow) joined the new movie, Deadline reported in February, which had already been set to costar Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Expect fashion on the agenda too, with Cruise’s costars Vanessa Kirby, who attended Sarah Burton’s debut runway show for Givenchy in March, and Hayley Atwell.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The View costars Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar will soon share a stage of an entirely different sort: Goldberg will appear for one performance only with Behar in the latter’s Off Broadway comedic play My First Ex-Husband.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
Old Friends costars Sondheim’s longtime collaborator Bernadette Peters and an ensemble of triple threats performing various songs from the theater legend’s oeuvre.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Selena's killer, Yolanda Saldívar, denied parole 30 years after shooting singer
Actress Betty Gilpin (Glow) joined the new movie, Deadline reported in February, which had already been set to costar Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Costar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costar. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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