French word for movie star

• Any well-known entertainer
• A mounted sentinel
• Small naval scouting vessel

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vedette may refer to: Vedette (sentry) , a military sentry or outpost Vedette (cabaret) , a Spanish term equivalent to showgirl or pop icon Vedette (album) , a 2000 album by Argentine rock group Babasónicos Canadian Vickers Vedette , a Canadian-built biplane ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vedette \Ve*dette"\, n. [F. vedette, It. vedetta, for veletta (influenced by vedere to see, L. videre), from It. veglia watch, L. vigilia. See Vigil .] A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger. 2 (rfdef: English)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost," 1680s, from French vedette (16c.), from Italian (Florentine) vedetta "watch tower, peep hole," probably from vedere "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision ).