doubleheader

noun

dou·​ble·​head·​er ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər 

1

: a train pulled by two locomotives

2

: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program

Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence

The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Monday games will air on Peacock (NBC’s streaming service); Tuesday’s will air on NBC and Peacock; Wednesday’s traditional doubleheaders on ESPN will continue. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025

The Houston Texans will take on the Seattle Seahawks in the second of a Monday Night Football doubleheader to close out Week 7 of the NFL season. —Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

Another 11 contests take place later on Sunday, before the weekend wraps with a Monday night doubleheader between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions, and the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks. —Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

In the first game of the doubleheader, Ohtani pitched a one-hitter in nine innings in a 6-0 victory over Detroit. —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doubleheader

• cheddar
• header
• pedder
• redder
• shredder
• spreader

Kids Definition

doubleheader

noun

dou·​ble·​head·​er ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər 

: two games played one after the other on the same day