local celebrity

noun

: someone whom everyone in the area knows or recognizes

She's become something of a local celebrity.

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Thanks to his gigs DJing at Club Expo and hosting a popular radio show, Fly was a local celebrity, a pioneer in the very new rap scene. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026 The hotel has one restaurant (a Japanese Mediterranean dining room from local celebrity chef Olivier da Costa) and a nice gym. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 Strandquist can even coordinate a private catch-and-cook dinner with a local celebrity chef. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Already something of a local celebrity after setting a state record for cookie sales, Olive found out about the opportunity while in Savannah, touring the birthplace of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for local celebrity

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