[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

matinee idol
     n : someone who is adored blindly and excessively syn: idol
see also:
idol 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "matinee idol":
   roscius, actor, actress, antagonist, bad guy, barnstormer,
   character, character actor, character man, character woman,
   child actor, cosset, darling, diseur, diseuse, dramatizer,
   favorite, feeder, foil, fondling, heavy, histrio, histrion, idol,
   ingenue, jewel, juvenile, mime, mimer, mimic, minion, monologist,
   mummer, pantomime, pantomimist, pet, playactor, player, preference,
   protean actor, reciter, soubrette, spoiled child, stage performer,
   stage player, stooge, straight man, stroller, strolling player,
   theatrical, thespian, trouper, utility man, villain

Matinee >> M Words
Matinee, definition of term: Matinee
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Idol >> I Words
Idol, definition of term: Idol
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