: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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The backstory At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and ’60s, Asteria—meaning ‘stars’ in Greek—was a playground for socialites and starlets.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The video features archival film clips of the latter starlet — also known for high-profile legal battles, media scrutiny aimed at her love life and larger-than-life fame — rather than the songstress herself, who does not appear in the video.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
All the imagery for Starf–ker was very glamorous and Hollywood starlet, a lot of makeup and fashion and everything.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
With her name on the Hollywood blacklist and her life on hold, starlet Melanie Cole has little choice in company.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
The video features archival film clips of the latter starlet — also known for high-profile legal battles, media scrutiny aimed at her love life and larger-than-life fame — rather than the songstress herself, who does not appear in the video.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
All the imagery for Starf–ker was very glamorous and Hollywood starlet, a lot of makeup and fashion and everything.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for starlet
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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