headliner
noun
head·lin·er
ˈhed-ˌlī-nər 
1
: the principal performer in a show : star
broadly
: personality sense 4b
2
: fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile
Examples of headliner in a Sentence
He was the headliner at a local night club.
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Massive Attack have been announced as the latest headliners for LIDO 2025 in London this summer.
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
The Bowl lineup has plenty of headliners to picnic with, including John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, John Fogerty, Josh Groban, Charlie Wilson, the Alabama Shakes, Rick Springfield and Diana Ross.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The team will have mostly the same look this season, with Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets as the headliners.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
This year’s headliners at Coachella, which is held on the grassy grounds of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, may make the difference.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Williams, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
The Bowl lineup has plenty of headliners to picnic with, including John Legend, Cyndi Lauper, John Fogerty, Josh Groban, Charlie Wilson, the Alabama Shakes, Rick Springfield and Diana Ross.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The team will have mostly the same look this season, with Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets as the headliners.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
This year’s headliners at Coachella, which is held on the grassy grounds of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, may make the difference.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headliner. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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