headbanger

noun

head·​bang·​er ˈhed-ˌbaŋ-ər How to pronounce headbanger (audio)
: a musician who performs hard rock
also : a fan of hard rock

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More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule. Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025 Largely that’s due to Rachel Brosnahan (the strongest through-line in a pretty busy headbanger of a movie) and her easy interplay with Corenswet, but also because of the material. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025 Special shout-out to the headbangers in the front row — unreal. jsonline.com, 4 July 2025 Olivia introduced the world to her new mojo at her South American shows this spring, streamlining her Guts show into a headbanger rock blast. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for headbanger

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of headbanger was in 1977

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“Headbanger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headbanger. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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