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A-lister
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Alister
English
Etymology
en :af A-list -er<id:occupation> + 1
Pronunciation
en /eɪ lɪstɚ/ US
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Noun
Someone on an A-list.
en B-lister
weekend Gregor Muir 2023-10-07 2 Collecting Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods. Frieze turns 20
en-US w:Andrew Marantz The Battle for the Bros w:The New Yorker 2025-03-17 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/24/the-battle-for-the-bros 0028-792X [Hasan] Piker had already shown off his “cozy-ass ’fit” (sweatpants with kitschy bald eagles, a custom pair of platform Crocs), and recounted his experience the previous night at the Streamer Awards, a red-carpet event honoring A-listers on Twitch—the popular live-streaming site where he is one of the biggest stars, and the only prominent leftist. https://web.archive.org/web/20260913105127/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/24/the-battle-for-the-bros 13 September 2026
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