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Answer for the clue "French word for movie star ", 7 letters:
vedette

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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)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Vedette is the term used in Hispanic American countries to describe female entertainers with multiple talents for singing, dancing, or acting. Although the Spanish term is derived from French vedette ("starlet") its meaning is equivalent to French meneuse ...

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 ...

Usage examples of vedette.

Bagshot, as, disorganised by the vedettes riding through their flank into the zeriba, the Bengalese wavered.

Bagshot, as, disorganised by the vedettes riding through their flank into the zeriba, the Bengalese wavered.