guest star

noun, verb — 5 senses

guest star

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A guest on a music or other recording.

  • The neutering extends to Believe’s guest stars, with warm-and-fuzzy verses from Ludacris (“I love everything about you / You’re imperfectly perfect”), Big Sean (“I don’t know if this makes sense, but you’re my hallelujah”), Nicki Minaj (who at least squeaks a “bitches” into her verse), and especially Drake, whose desire to hug and kiss the object of his affection on “Right Here” is reminiscent of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on Krusty’s Comeback Special.2012 June 26, Genevieve Koski, “Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2020:
2

Broadcasting, Media, Television An actor on a television program who stars in one, or a few, episodes.

guest star

verb
1

Of an actor: to star as a guest.

2

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Of a player: to play as a guest of another team.

guest star

noun

Etymology Calque of Literary Chinese 客星 (kèxīng).

1

Astronomy, Natural sciences Historical A nova or supernova recorded in Chinese astronomy which appeared where no star was known before.

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