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

Despite the surprisingly one-sided contest (the Packers kicked off Sunday’s NFC North hatefest as 2-point favorites), CBS’ rare standalone Week 1 doubleheader helped the Tiffany network kick off the season with a big ratings win. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025

After that doubleheader sweep, the Jays went 69-46. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Netflix holds the record for the most popular NFL telecast ever streamed, with last Christmas Day’s doubleheader averaging 24 million viewers. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025

But a win by any of the trainer’s four horses would give Baffert an eighth sweep of Del Mar’s Debutante-Futurity championship doubleheader for 2-year-olds. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 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