rock-starとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

rock star (plural rock stars)

1. Alternative spelling of rockstar.

アナグラム

• rock rats

語源

From rock +‎ star.

名詞

rockstar (plural rockstars)

1. A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

   By 1967, Jimi Hendrix had become a rockstar.

   Hypernyms: rocker < musician < person

2. (figuratively, sometimes used attributively) A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment.

   Hypernym: person

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   By 1985, Michael Jordan had become a rockstar of the NBA.

   • 2008: Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World, Chapter VII

     Eventually Clinton relented and went to India in March 2000. He spent five days in the country, visited famous sights, put on traditional clothes, and took part in dances and ceremonies. He communicated the message that he enjoyed and admired India as a country and civilization. The result was a transformation. Clinton is a rock star in India.

   • 2010 April 25, “The IoS Happy List 2010”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 24 May 2014:

     Science has long had an image problem but Dr Cox—also known as the rockstar physicist—has done the unthinkable and made particle physics cool.

   • 2012 March 30, “The Three Reasons Romney Needs Chris Christie On His Ticket”, in Forbes, retrieved 24 May 2014:

     Christie has managed to become a rockstar among conservatives nationally while pursuing an agenda that is in many ways moderate.

   • 2013 March 24, Rory Carroll, “Downtown Las Vegas may have found what it's looking for”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 24 May 2014:

     Tony Hsieh is a rockstar software developer who's turning his attention to urban regeneration in Las Vegas.

3. (figuratively, chiefly in corporate settings) Someone who works hard, achieves wins, or both; used in expressions of gratitude.

   Hypernym: person

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.

   • 2021 March 9, Eric Karpinski, Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 41:

     We end with a specific exercise where we distribute a small poster with about 10 tear-off sections that say simple things like “great job,” “you're a rockstar,” etc.

   • 2023, Tim Robinson, I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, season 3, episode 2:

     JULIE: I put my blood, sweat and tears into this project.
     MARCUS: You're a rockstar.

4. (figuratively, sometimes used attributively) Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type.

   Near-synonyms: superstar, all-star, star

   Many birds can sing beautifully, and various birds can mimic sounds that they hear, but lyrebirds are rockstars of mimickry in the bird world.

   Owls are rockstars among raptors in the respect that they hunt amazingly well while also doing it under pitch-dark conditions and silently.

派生語

• rockstardom

アナグラム

• rock rats