headshot

noun

head·​shot ˈhed-ˌshät 

variants or less commonly head shot

plural headshots also head shots

: a photograph of a person's head and face

When you dream of becoming a big actor, the first thing you have to do is make sure you have your headshots done.

—Stephen Adamson

The difference can be seen by comparing her 2016 headshot—which she also used for this year's Miss Michigan competition—to the recently minted headshot that will be the first thing Miss America judges see of her.

—Justine McGuire

The closet doors were covered with taped-up magazine photos of cast members from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, interspersed with a few dewy-eyed head shots of some androgynous blond actors that Nerese couldn't identify …

—Richard Price

When I saw her the next day, I noticed that she had printed out my prof's head shot from his Web site and stuck it on the dartboard in her dorm room.

—Theresa O'Rourke

Examples of headshot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

True to his word, Jelly did save the pants — which feature headshots of artists that inspire him, like Jim Croce and James Taylor — for a special occasion: his PEOPLE cover shoot. —Rachel Desantis, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Here was a headshot of Kamala Harris, touting her support for strengthening Medicare; there was a Donald Trump billboard touting the fact that Dana White, the C.E.O. of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, had backed the ex-President. —Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024

Along the way, Dylan Chalamet is stopped a handful of times, including by an enterprising blonde handing out cards with a headshot and her Instagram handle to the look-alikes. —Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024

Fix your headshot, write a clear bio and craft a compelling about section. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above