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headliner

[ hed-lahy-ner ]

noun

  1. a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.


headliner

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪnə /

noun

  1. a performer given prominent billing; star


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Word History and Origins

Origin of headliner1

First recorded in 1890–95; headline + -er 1

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Example Sentences

He was the headliner at the hotel that evening, and allegedly offered her a ticket to his show.

The company also co-sponsored a concert with 2Chainz as headliner and partnered with UniversityPrimetime.com.

He played a few songs to warm up the crowd for the headliner, Odetta, the queen of American folk music.

Last year, when I interviewed Miss Piggy, the experience was on par to talking to a cross-dressing headliner on Fire Island.

But Wood was the headliner—and with her level of stage-presence, the other nervous toddlers felt a little like filler.

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?

The chills were running up and down my spine in our cold apartment, but this headliner froze me stiff.

They called Eric from private life to be headliner in their vaudeville.

Eight meetings announced him as headliner, with Cooper Union as the climax.

He was only nineteen when he joined the club and was a headliner from the start.

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