header

head·er

noun \ˈhe-dər\

: a word, phrase, etc., that is placed at the beginning of a document, passage, etc., or at the top of a page

: a fall in which your head hits the ground

soccer : a shot or pass made by hitting the ball with your head

Full Definition of HEADER

1

:  one that removes heads; especially :  a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon

2

a :  a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall

b :  a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters

c :  a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening :  lintel

d :  a conduit (as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open

e :  a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (as a transistor)

3

:  a fall or dive headfirst

4

:  a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball

5

:  head 15a(1)

Examples of HEADER

1. She tripped on the rock and took a header.
2. He scored with a header past the goalie.

First Known Use of HEADER

15th century

Related to HEADER

Synonyms

caption, head, heading, headline, rubric, title

Related Words

banner, streamer; catch word, guide word, running head; greeting, salutation; superscript, superscription; subhead, subheading, subtitle

Rhymes with HEADER

bedder, cheddar, shedder, shredder, sledder, spreader, tedder, threader, treader, wedder