: a list or group of individuals of the highest level of society, excellence, or eminence
A-list adjective
A-list movies
A-list celebrities
A-lister noun
Hollywood A-listers

Examples of A-list in a Sentence

the ceremony featured an A-list of Hollywood stars
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Toria Sheffield, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025 With WorldPride returning to America for the first time since 2019, organizers are ready to give their audience even more reasons to celebrate in 2025 courtesy of their A-list headliners. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025 Chevy Chase was in the A-list crowd in Studio 8H, but the original cast member didn’t take the stage to fall down and over as Gerald Ford. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025 The week included standout shows from Thom Browne, Sergio Hudson, Christian Siriano and Tory Burch, plus A-list celebrity sightings of Keke Palmer, Anna Delvey, Martha Stewart, Queen Latifah and Adrien Brody, plus many more. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for A-list 

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of A-list was in 1935

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“A-list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-list. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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