FAMOUS PERSON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does famous person mean? 

• FAMOUS PERSON (noun)
  The noun FAMOUS PERSON has 1 sense:

1. a widely known person

  Familiarity information: FAMOUS PERSON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FAMOUS PERSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A widely known person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

celebrity; famous person

Context example:

he was a baseball celebrity

Hypernyms ("famous person" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "famous person"):

immortal (a person (such as an author) of enduring fame)

lion; social lion (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))

guiding light; leading light; luminary; notability; notable (a celebrity who is an inspiration to others)

personality (a person of considerable prominence)

toast (a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention)

 Context examples 

A subtype of delusional disorder characterized by the central delusional theme that the individual has special worth, power, knowledge, or a special relationship to a famous person or deity.

(Grandiose Type Delusional Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)