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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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
There are stadium headliners, and then there are stadium-headlining artists capable of drawing in nearly 70,000 fans each evening, over multiple nights.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
There are stadium headliners, and then there are stadium-headlining artists capable of drawing in nearly 70,000 fans each evening, over multiple nights.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 May 2024
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 14 May. 2024.
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