header

noun head·er \ ˈhe-dər \

Definition of header

1 :one that removes heads; especially :a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon

2 a :a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall

b :a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters

c :a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening :lintel

d :a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open

e :a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)

3 :a fall or dive headfirst

took a header into the pool

4 :a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball

5 a :head 15a(1)

b :information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document — compare footer 2

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Examples of header in a Sentence

She tripped on the rock and took a header.
He scored with a header past the goalie.

Recent Examples of header from the Web

The Bulldogs added a goal a little more than three minutes later when Stefanoski headed in a header from Darnstaedt.

— michael osipoff, Post-Tribune, "Evan Dubose corners the market on kicks as Munster slips past Crown Point," 21 Aug. 2017
Berry injured himself and received treatment on the sideline as Spencer scored a header off that corner, making the score 2-0 at the break.

— charlie hatch, Cincinnati.com, "FC Cincy drubbed by Louisville City, 5-0," 12 Aug. 2017
On the second corner kick of the sequence after the first was knocked back out of bounds, Spencer locked-on to the end of a ball from captain Paolo DelPiccolo and powered a header past Louro to give Louisville City the 2-1 lead.

— daniel karell, The Courier-Journal, "Spencer header gives Louisville City FC crucial win over defending champions New York Red Bulls II," 29 July 2017
The first three Wawa stores in Palm Beach opened in March during a triple header grand opening event at two Palm Spring locations and one in Riviera Beach.

— chabeli herrera, miamiherald, "Wawa opening first two Broward stores on July 27," 19 July 2017
Dealing with their first double-header of the season, the Aberdeen IronBirds found themselves in Lowell, Mass. Monday evening to battle the Spinners in New York-Penn League play.

— randy mcroberts, The Aegis, "Aberdeen sees first double-header action and splits in Lowell," 18 July 2017
Miazga, a Chelsea defender playing his first international match since May 2016, had an open header near a post and scored his first goal in three national team appearances.

— alastair bull, chicagotribune.com, "U.S. beats Nicaragua 3-0, finishes 1st place in Gold Cup group," 15 July 2017
New Orleans' lone goal came off a Jon Evans cross that Tony Judice finished with a header with under 10 minutes to go before halftime.

— julie boudwin, NOLA.com, "New Orleans Jesters will play Interforce Nashville Saturday at 7 p.m. in Southeast Conference finals," 15 July 2017
The header of the transcript issued Saturday described Xi as president of the Republic of China.

— Fox News, "Chinese scholars rip White House staff after name mix up," 10 July 2017

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First Known Use of header

15th century

header Synonyms

Synonyms

caption, head, heading, headline, rubric, title

Related Words

banner, streamer; catch word, guide word, running head; greeting, salutation; superscript, superscription; subhead, subheading, subtitle

HEADER Defined for English Language Learners

header

noun

Definition of header for English Language Learners

: a word, phrase, etc., that is placed at the beginning of a document, passage, etc., or at the top of a page
: a fall in which your head hits the ground
soccer : a shot or pass made by hitting the ball with your head