headbanger

noun

head·​bang·​er ˈhed-ˌbaŋ-ər 

: a musician who performs hard rock

also : a fan of hard rock

Examples of headbanger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Roan is backed by a metal band of female headbangers. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

Special shout-out to the headbangers in the front row — unreal. — jsonline.com, 4 July 2025

Metallica has always been a headbanger band. — Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

This ragtag-looking band shifts styles from angry alarums to ravers, sensitive ballads to headbangers with aplomb. — Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for headbanger

• anger