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

Largely that’s due to Rachel Brosnahan (the strongest through-line in a pretty busy headbanger of a movie) and her easy interplay with Corenswet, but also because of the material. —Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025

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

Olivia introduced the world to her new mojo at her South American shows this spring, streamlining her Guts show into a headbanger rock blast. —Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025

Some people are quite happy about that, mind you, and the Entity is being cheered on by a headbanger doomsday cult that — in a truly mind-blowing instance of art imitating life — has infiltrated the U.S. government and is causing chaos therein. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above