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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Sasha Nezlobin will be the headliner.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
He was revealed as the Super Bowl 2026 halftime show headliner.
—Fat Joe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Sharp, whose long face looks a bit like Prince William’s, was standing outside on the sidewalk fielding questions from colleagues and a stream of smartphone missives from his chief collaborator on the project—the movie director Wes Anderson, the installation’s headliner.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
This was no mere opener/headliner presentation.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
He was revealed as the Super Bowl 2026 halftime show headliner.
—Fat Joe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Sharp, whose long face looks a bit like Prince William’s, was standing outside on the sidewalk fielding questions from colleagues and a stream of smartphone missives from his chief collaborator on the project—the movie director Wes Anderson, the installation’s headliner.
—Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
This was no mere opener/headliner presentation.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 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 28 Dec. 2025.
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