headliner
noun
head·lin·er
ˈhed-ˌlī-nər 
1
: the principal performer in a show : star
broadly
: personality sense 4b
2
: fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile
Examples of headliner in a Sentence
He was the headliner at a local night club.
a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
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Voices of America Country Music Fest announced its first headliner for the 2026 four-day festival in West Chester.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
Both Coachella weekends sold out in days, following the news of the A-list headliners.
—Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Drawing comparisons to Michael Jackson while honing lithe dancing skills and his supple tenor, Usher graduated from opener to solo headliner in 2002 with his 8701 Evolution Tour in support of his third studio album, 8701.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that also means there’s a 50-50 shot Sovereignty won’t be OK and what’s considered to be the deepest Classic in this century would lose its headliner and some of its cachet.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025
Both Coachella weekends sold out in days, following the news of the A-list headliners.
—Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Drawing comparisons to Michael Jackson while honing lithe dancing skills and his supple tenor, Usher graduated from opener to solo headliner in 2002 with his 8701 Evolution Tour in support of his third studio album, 8701.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Of course, that also means there’s a 50-50 shot Sovereignty won’t be OK and what’s considered to be the deepest Classic in this century would lose its headliner and some of its cachet.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headliner
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“Headliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headliner. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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