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Matinee idol   /mˈætɪnˌeɪ ˈaɪdəl/   Listen
Matinee idol

noun
1.
Someone who is adored blindly and excessively.  Synonym: idol.





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"Matinee idol" Quotes from Famous Books



... he stood in the last doorway, right. No matinee idol, nervously awaiting his cue in the wings, could have planned his entrance more carefully than Jock had planned this. Ease was the thing; ease, bordering on nonchalance, mixed with a brisk and ...
— Personality Plus - Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock • Edna Ferber


Words linked to "Matinee idol" :   heartthrob, star, principal, lead


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