[vɪˈdɛt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mounted sentry positioned beyond an army's outposts to observe the movements of the enemy

- a leading star of stage, screen, or television
(e.g: he's now a big-time TV vedette)


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Origin:
late 17th century: from French, literally ‘scout’, from an alteration of southern Italian veletta, perhaps based on Spanish velar ‘keep watch’