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

There was also Borg’s controversial non-send during the second game of the Giants’ doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 30. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

Sánchez's streak dates to the second inning of the first game of a doubleheader against San Francisco on April 30. —ABC News, 27 May 2026

The doubleheader loss also prevented Palomar from becoming only the fourth school in 44 years to win both the baseball and women’s softball titles in the same season. —Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

Because of a Buffalo Bisons doubleheader on Sunday, starters Grant Rogers and Austin Voth (who appeared with the Jays earlier this season), are both in line to start on Friday. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for doubleheader

• cheddar
• header
• 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