| 单词 | headliner |
| 释义 | headliner (once / 14738 pages) n A headliner is the main act. At a rock concert, you usually have to sit through an opening band or two before the headliner comes on stage. The headliner is the biggest star or the main event. The headliner at a jazz festival is the most popular performer, the one most audience members came to see, and the headliner of a musical theater review is the star of the show. In the early 1890's, a headliner worked for a newspaper — the word originally meant "one who writes headlines." By the end of that decade, it had come to also mean "one who stars in a performance." WORD FAMILYheadliner: headliners+/headline: headlined, headliner, headlines, headlining USAGE EXAMPLESThe three are the headliners, but Rose also hired their high school coach Quincy Lewis as an assistant last year. Washington Times(Dec 23, 2016) The addition of women this time is no revisionism - female magicians were often headliners in magic’s golden age. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) The addition of women this time is no revisionism — female magicians were often headliners in magic’s golden age. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) n a performer who receives prominent billing Syn|Hyper star performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
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