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# celebrity

noun (a celebrity, celebrities; celebrity — uncountable, fame); informal: celeb

«celebrity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A celebrity is a famous person, especially in films, music, sport or TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#m1)
2. Celebrity is the state of being famous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and media lessons pupils discuss celebrities, adverts and online influencers. In online safety they learn that photos of celebrities are often edited, accounts can be fake, and scammers pretend to be celebrities. Phrases: «a celebrity chef», «celebrity guest», «become a celebrity».

### Examples

- A celebrity came to open the new library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x1)
- She wants to be a celebrity when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x2)
- Many celebrities post edited photos online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x3)
- The celebrity chef cooked on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x4)
- Scammers sometimes pretend to be celebrities to trick people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x5)
- He enjoyed his short time of celebrity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x6)
- "Celebrity is always something!" said the drummer; and so he scratched his own name there, and his little son's name likewise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/#x7)

### Note

Countable: celebrities (y → ies). Informal short form: celeb. Being famous is not the same as being good or right: check facts even when a celebrity says them.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «celebrity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/celebrity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«celebrity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/celebrity.html) on Mova free.