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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The 2025 edition, which was Pollstar's Global 2025 Festival of the year, set the bar sky‑high with a record‑breaking crowd and powerhouse headliners like The Lumineers, Benson Boone, Alabama Shakes, Phish, Sturgill Simpson, and Noah Kahan.
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Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The conservative organization, founded by late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, put on a competing concert during this year's Super Bowl as a protest against the NFL's choice of Bad Bunny as a headliner.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
July highlights The annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular arrives Thursday through Saturday, July 2-4, with the Beach Boys with John Stamos as headliners and conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, too.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Others, like this month’s headliner Cheddar Biscuits With Old Bay, come together relatively quickly.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
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Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The conservative organization, founded by late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, put on a competing concert during this year's Super Bowl as a protest against the NFL's choice of Bad Bunny as a headliner.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
July highlights The annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular arrives Thursday through Saturday, July 2-4, with the Beach Boys with John Stamos as headliners and conductor Thomas Wilkins and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, too.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Others, like this month’s headliner Cheddar Biscuits With Old Bay, come together relatively quickly.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Feb. 2026
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 22 Feb. 2026.
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