headshot
Americannoun
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headshots
plural
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a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of headshot
First recorded in 1935–40; head ( def. ) + shot 1 ( def. ) (in the sense “photograph”)
Vocabulary lists containing headshot
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They affixed headshot cutouts of their parents from photos and placed them above paper cutouts of a wedding dress and a tuxedo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The former Australian Paralympic swimmer wanted to vamp up her headshot and uploaded a full-length photo of her and prompted it really specifically that she was missing her left arm from below the elbow.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
“I cannot continue my reelection campaign,” Adams humbly submitted on camera as he sat next to a large headshot of his late mother, with Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” playing in the background.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025
Reeve wasn’t the producers’ first pick, but the size of the actor’s neck in a headshot made them reconsider, hoping he could build himself up to fighting shape.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
Every person in the bar had something to say about Luke, half of them pulling out phones and bringing up the aggressive headshot every newspaper had used when he won the state title last year.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
“I’ll be at the doc one more time, but I’m fine, O’Hoppe said. “It’s the same feeling that all the headshots feel like.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
By then, Domingo was ready to turn to his side hustle of taking headshots for other actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Her Instagram account, which is currently deactivated, featured a strangely homogenous series of headshots, all showing the gauzy, unreal lighting that's characteristic of AI image generators.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
County to release the headshots with the caveat that any deputies who once worked undercover could argue for their photos’ exclusion from release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
Annie Leibovitz was going to do new headshots for his portfolio.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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