co-star

1. 1.

   feature as the co-star in a performance

   Broaderstar
2. 2.

   be the co-star in a performance

   Broaderstar

   dramaturgy

1. 1.

   one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film

   Broaderstar

Questions about co-star

What does co-star mean?

co-star means "feature as the co-star in a performance". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in co-star?

co-star has 2 syllables: co--star. The stress falls on "star".

Is co-star a common word?

co-star is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.