local celebrity
noun
: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes
She's become something of a local celebrity.
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The 101 Best Restaurants List was created in 2014 by the newspaper’s restaurant critic Jonathan Gold, who won a Pulitzer Prize and who was a local celebrity himself.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Also, the owners are lining up the occasional local celebrity to bartend.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 July 2024
The victory turned her into a local celebrity, leading to invitations to perform throughout her hometown in the Atlanta suburbs.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a street stray, Noah is now a leash-walking local celebrity, who is even the star of his own children's book.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
Also, the owners are lining up the occasional local celebrity to bartend.
—Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 July 2024
The victory turned her into a local celebrity, leading to invitations to perform throughout her hometown in the Atlanta suburbs.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
From humble beginnings as a street stray, Noah is now a leash-walking local celebrity, who is even the star of his own children's book.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for local celebrity
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“Local celebrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20celebrity. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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