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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Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and Luke Combs will serve as headliners at the second annual Country Calling Festival, returning to Ocean City, Maryland in October.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: Hip-hop acts are among the top performers, with artists like Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat as headliners.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
What’s most striking about Lollapalooza’s 2025 lineup is the fact that the festival has managed to nab a major headliner for a spectrum of music genres this year.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The headliner was putting Nathan MacKinnon between Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
Driving the news: Hip-hop acts are among the top performers, with artists like Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat as headliners.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
What’s most striking about Lollapalooza’s 2025 lineup is the fact that the festival has managed to nab a major headliner for a spectrum of music genres this year.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The headliner was putting Nathan MacKinnon between Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2025.
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