Definition of headliner
1 : the principal performer in a show : star; broadly : personality 4b
2 : fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile
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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
Recent Examples of headliner from the Web
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As repeat Rockfest headliners, Godsmack earned the right to accentuate its rhythm-heavy rock with fearsome pyrotechnics.
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Friday’s festival headliners included Chance the Rapper, Flume and Lorde, who played her latest Melodrama single Perfect Places live for the first time.
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That’s part of the reason he was chosen as the headliner for the grand opening of Bowlero in Euless on Saturday afternoon.
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The shift in strategy was spurred by a survey of 1,500 attendees from the 2016 Sacramento Music Festival, which revealed that most came to the festival for the experience, rather than the headliners.
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His approval was seen as the ultimate validation, and the difference between becoming a headliner and a one-way ticket back home.
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Headliners are Chicago Tribute Anthology, 7:30-10 p.m. June 22; Maggie Speaks, 8-11 p.m. June 23; The Breakfast Club, 8-11 p.m. June 24; and the Tony Ocean Show, 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 25.
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The German band Rammstein was the Friday night headliner, but hadn’t yet started playing.
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Laugh Riot Live standup with emcee Eddie Morrison, feature comic Robert Mac, followed by headliner Rahmein Mostafavi.
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1896
First Known Use of headliner
1896
HEADLINER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of headliner for English Language Learners
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: the main performer in a show or concert
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