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

Philly native Dawn Staley, who attended the doubleheader, has carried the banner for women’s basketball out of the city — her hometown street was named in her honor in 2017 — but the college teams have largely been immaterial on the national scene. —Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026

The Lakers-Knicks game will begin a doubleheader that also includes the Oklahoma City Thunder facing the Denver Nuggets. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026

North Carolina will meet Kentucky in the other game of the one-day doubleheader. —Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are teaming up for what should be one of the coolest doubleheader tours of 2026. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026

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