headliner
headliner
nounDefinition of HEADLINER
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show <a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV>
Related Words leading lady, leading man; superstar; ingenue (or ingénue), starlet; star turn [chiefly British]; coprincipal, costar
Near Antonyms extra, supernumerary
Learn More About
Ask The Editor Videos
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up headliner? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
