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 two had been through quite a lot since his staff made Morejón the headliner of the team’s $80 million plunge into the 2016-17 international amateur market, with his $11 million payday still standing a franchise record for an amateur signing bonus.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The headliner of this year’s Hall of Fame class is outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who amassed 3,089 hits in Major League Baseball and soon will become the first Japanese player enshrined in the game’s hallowed museum.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 11 July 2025
An additional headliner and other featured artists will be announced at a later date.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
The social media post even received love from Saturday headliner and legend Erykah Badu, who contributed some applause emojis.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
The headliner of this year’s Hall of Fame class is outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who amassed 3,089 hits in Major League Baseball and soon will become the first Japanese player enshrined in the game’s hallowed museum.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 11 July 2025
An additional headliner and other featured artists will be announced at a later date.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 July 2025
The social media post even received love from Saturday headliner and legend Erykah Badu, who contributed some applause emojis.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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