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Definition of lodestar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lodestar

noun

/ˈləʊdstɑː(r)/

/ˈləʊdstɑːr/

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the Pole Star (= a star that is used by sailors to guide a ship)

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(formal) a person or principle that guides somebody’s behaviour or actions

Word OriginMiddle English: from lode in the obsolete sense ‘way, course’ + star.

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