headquarter

verb

head·​quar·​ter ˈhed-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər 

-ˌkȯr-, 

(ˈ)hed-ˈkwȯ(r), 

-ˈkȯr-

headquartered; headquartering; headquarters

transitive verb

: to place in headquarters

… separated the players from their wives, headquartering them in a separate hotel …

—Jeff Duncan

intransitive verb

: to make one's headquarters

decided to headquarter in Seattle

Examples of headquarter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though Keiser University is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, its primary on-campus experience for students is at its West Palm Beach location. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

The supermarket chain got its start in National City in 1989, and is now headquartered in Pomona. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The company, a subsidiary of RealTruck, is headquartered in Ann Arbor and provides automotive accessories including soft truck bed covers, truck caps and bed liners, among other things. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

It was operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier headquartered in North Carolina with an operations center in Miami. — Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for headquarter

• colporteur
• exporter
• importer
• reporter
• supporter
• transporter
• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter