0 someone who is famous, especially in the entertainment business
1 someone who is famous, esp. in the entertainment business:
Being recognized in the street is part and parcel of being a celebrity.
The success of her book has given her unexpected celebrity status.
The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.
In addition to decrying the emphasis on entertainers in news content, some critics also object to the transformation of journalists into celebrities.
A favorite diversion among commentators was to make lists of celebrities unhappily transfixed in this way by the mere force of circumstance.
Discussing ' ' athletes ' ' as ' ' athletes, ' ' let alone as ' ' celebrities, ' ' in the early nineteenth century leaves the book's first chapter disfigured by anachronism.
The company would clone various celebrities for a range of licensing fees, depending on the anticipated value of the product.
