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B-lister
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blister
English
Etymology
From en B-list -er occupation.
Noun
Someone on a B-list.
en A-lister
en Disney brings back a star of the past. But its real problem is the script The Economist 2022-11-21 https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/21/disney-brings-back-a-star-of-the-past-but-its-real-problem-is-the-script 0013-0613 As any producer knows, a good leading man can make all the difference. Mr Chapek turned out to be a B-lister; Mr Iger, who transformed Disney’s fortunes, is a corporate megastar. https://web.archive.org/web/20230730124630/https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/11/21/disney-brings-back-a-star-of-the-past-but-its-real-problem-is-the-script 30 July 2023
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