headliner

[ hed-lahy-ner ]

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪ nər /

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noun

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

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Nearby words

headland, headless, headlight, headline, headline rate, headliner, headlock, headlong, headman, headmaster, headmasterly

Origin of headliner

First recorded in 1890–95; headline + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for headliner

He was the headliner at the hotel that evening, and allegedly offered her a ticket to his show.
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The company also co-sponsored a concert with 2Chainz as headliner and partnered with UniversityPrimetime.com.
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He played a few songs to warm up the crowd for the headliner, Odetta, the queen of American folk music.
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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.
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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

headliner

/ (ˈhɛdˌlaɪnə) /

noun

a performer given prominent billing; star

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headliner

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headliner

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