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[ hed-lahy-ner ] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headliner ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star. Origin of headlinerFirst recorded in 1890–95; headline + -er1 Words nearby headlinerheadless, headless mule, head lettuce, headlight, headline, headliner, headline rate, head-load, headlock, headlong, head louse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headlinerHe was the headliner at the hotel that evening, and allegedly offered her a ticket to his show. Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The company also co-sponsored a concert with 2Chainz as headliner and partnered with UniversityPrimetime.com. FinnaRage Wants You to Rage at Its Parties. So What if It Ends Up a Riot?|Melanie Plenda|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He played a few songs to warm up the crowd for the headliner, Odetta, the queen of American folk music. Fact Vs. Fiction in ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: The Real Story of Folk is Far Less Dejected Than the Movie|Jimmy So|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST But Wood was the headliner—and with her level of stage-presence, the other nervous toddlers felt a little like filler. Inside the Toddler Fashion Show|Isabel Wilkinson|September 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
With one day left before kickoff, no headliner had been chosen. The Right Invades Washington|Samuel P. Jacobs, Shushannah Walshe|February 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST He was only nineteen when he joined the club and was a headliner from the start. Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson Eight meetings announced him as headliner, with Cooper Union as the climax. The Dual Alliance|Marjorie Benton Cooke They called Eric from private life to be headliner in their vaudeville. In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes Why must the headliner always be a talking or a singing person who tells you how much money he needs, or how much she is getting? Adventures in the Arts|Marsden Hartley The chills were running up and down my spine in our cold apartment, but this headliner froze me stiff. Germany in War Time|Mary Ethel McAuley
British Dictionary definitions for headliner
nouna performer given prominent billing; star Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headlinerstar, personality, hero, name, celebrity, favorite, idol, superstar, artist, character, clown, player, villain, comedian, entertainer, performer, innovation, somebody, luminary, notable |