Definition of "celebrity" []

• A famous person. (noun)
• Renown; fame. (noun)

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• "The term "celebrity memoir" has gotten such a bad name now, but there used to be a little bit of an art form to it."
• "No one will care if a certain celebrity is pregnant or if someone is doing drugs."
• "Now, even in the best of times Celebrity Jeopardy is pushing it with the use of the term celebrity, but I must admit to an impure thrill at the thought of Ari Fleischer's return to television."