headliner

noun

head·lin·er ˈhed-ˌlī-nər

Synonyms of headliner next

: the principal performer in a show : star

broadly : personality sense 4b

: 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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The headliners include Evansville at North Texas, New Orleans at Kansas State, Central Arkansas at BYU and UC Davis at Washington. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 Last week, Central Cee was named as an additional headliner for Spain’s Primavera Sound Festival in June 2025, topping the bill alongside Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. —

Thomas Smith, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024 Sometimes big-time headliners don’t want to have too much heat in front of them. —

Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Previous headliners include My Chemical Romance, Paramore and Fall Out Boy. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for headliner