limelighter

limelighter
\\-īd.ə(r)\ noun
Etymology: limelight (I) + -er
: one who is or wants to be in the limelight

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • limelighter — lime·light·er …   English syllables

  • limelighter — /ˈlaɪmlaɪtə/ (say luymluytuh) noun someone who seeks the limelight …  

  • limelight — limelighter, n. /luym luyt /, n. 1. Theat. a. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating …   Universalium

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