premiere

verb

pre·​miere pri-ˈmyer  -ˈmir 

-ˈmē-ər;

ˌpri-mē-ˈer

variants or less commonly première or premier

premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring

intransitive verb

1

: to have a first public performance

The movie/play will premiere next week.

2

: to appear for the first time as a star performer

He premiered in the title role on Broadway.

transitive verb

: to give a first public performance of

The movie was premiered at the film festival.

Examples of premiere in a Sentence

The movie premieres next week.

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s a throughline of the four-episode docuseries, which premieres on National Geographic on June 7 and will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu the following day. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 June 2026

At the time, Montag was starring alongside Port, Lauren Conrad and Audrina Patridge in the show, which premiered in May 2006. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

It’s been over 30 years since America’s favorite neurotic married couple premiered on NBC. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026

With Evil Dead Rise steering the franchise in a new darker direction, to the tune of $147M globally, the horror is set to continue with Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn, premiering July 10 in US theaters. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

verb derivative of premiere entry 1

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Phrases Containing premiere

• world premiere

Rhymes for premiere

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir

Kids Definition

premiere

1 of 2 noun

pre·​miere pri-ˈmye(ə)r  -ˈmi(ə)r 

: a first performance or showing

premiere of a play

premiere

2 of 2 adjective

: premier