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

In addition to unveiling the NBA Cup Group Play schedule, the NBA also announced the Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 24 (7 p.m.) in the first Friday night doubleheader on Prime Video. —Khobi Price, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025

Umpires who work behind the plate for one game of a doubleheader get the other game off. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

Clase gave up a walk-off home run to the Royals’ Jonathan India in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium, and some wondered if that drew MLB’s attention. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025

The Red Sox may have triumphed in both ends of the doubleheader on that day in May, but in the game that mattered most, the triumph belonged to a man named Bucky Dent. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 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