headliner

head·lin·er

noun \ˈhed-ˌlī-nər\

Definition of HEADLINER

1

: the principal performer in a show : star; broadly : personality 4b

2

: fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile

Examples of HEADLINER

1. He was the headliner at a local night club.
2. <a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV>

First Known Use of HEADLINER

1896

Related to HEADLINER

Synonyms: star, lead, principal

Related Words: leading lady, leading man; superstar; ingenue (or ingénue), starlet; star turn [chiefly British]; coprincipal, costar

Near Antonyms: extra, supernumerary

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Rhymes with HEADLINER

airliner, aligner, assigner, baseliner, blueliner, byliner, combiner, confiner, cosigner, decliner, definer, designer, diviner, eyeliner, flatliner, hard-liner, incliner, jetliner, Landsteiner, leaf miner, long-liner, moonshiner, one-liner, recliner, refiner, repiner, resigner, sideliner, soft-liner, streamliner, strip miner