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

The doubleheader is to accommodate the World Cup game being played in Seattle the prior day, which will feature Team USA in its second game of group play. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025

On May 21, the second-largest crowd in Brewers history to that time — 41,655 — came to watch the team split a doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers. —Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025

When there are multiple Monday night listings, Chris Fowler does play-by-play on the doubleheader’s other game, with former safety Louis Riddick and former quarterback Dan Orlovsky on color commentary. —Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

The count had been narrowed to just more than 100 for Monday’s doubleheader of scrimmages, which was open to the public. —Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 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