sought-after
[
sawt
-af-ter, -ahf-]
/ˈsɔtˌæf tər, -ˌɑf-/
adjective
1.
that is in demand; desirable:
a sought-after speaker.
Origin
1880-85
British Dictionary definitions for
sought after
sought-after
adjective
1.
in demand; wanted
Idioms and Phrases with
sought after
sought after
Also,
much sought after
. Very popular, in demand, as in
He was much sought after as a throat specialist, particularly by singers
. This expression uses the past participle of
seek
in the sense of “desired” or “searched for.”
[
Late 1800s
]