rockstar

noun4

1. •
   A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

   • By 1967, Jimi Hendrix had become a rockstar.
2. •
   [before a noun] (figurative) A person who is renowned or revered in his or her field of accomplishment.

   • By 1985, Michael Jordan had become a rockstar of the NBA.
3. •
   [before a noun] (figurative) Any animal, plant, or other thing that is renowned amongst others of its type.

   • Many birds can sing beautifully, and various birds can mimic sounds that they hear, but lyrebirds are rockstars of mimickry in the bird world.
   • Owls are rockstars among raptors in the respect that they hunt amazingly well while also doing it under pitch-dark conditions and silently.
4. •
   (figurative) Someone who works hard, achieves wins, or both; used in expressions of gratitude.

   • Congratulations to Ashley, who once again proved that she is a rockstar by rescuing a key account from the threat of nonrenewal.