Definitions

1. noun

A person who speculates on or promotes the future success of a particular movie, TV show, book, or other entertainment product, especially by spreading false or exaggerated information.

“The social media influencer became a starmonger for the new sci-fi series, boosting its ratings with her enthusiastic reviews.”

2. verb

To promote or speculate on the future success of a particular movie, TV show, book, or other entertainment product, often by spreading false or exaggerated information.

“The studio accused the blogger of starmongering the movie, trying to artificially inflate its box office numbers.”