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ˈheadliner
[In sense 1, f. prec. + -er1.]
1. a. One who writes headlines.
1891Pall Mall G. 27 Oct. 2/2 The Times is becoming quite smart as a ‘head-liner’. 1892Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 2 Aug., The headliner of the Journal.
b. One whose name appears in a headline; a chief personage or performer. U.S.
1896N.Y. Dramatic News 4 July 10/3 That clever pair..were the headliners..last week. 1905Daily Chron. 11 Feb. 3/5 They..secure good ‘head-liners’ or ‘stars’ at paralysing salaries. 1907Chicago Tribune 8 May 7 The ‘Headliners’ on the program will be James Whitcomb Riley, George Ade, etc. 1914Boston Herald 23 June 8/4 The headliner at B. F. Keith's. 1966R. Stout Death of Doxy (1967) xii. 140 Julie's dressing room..was about six by eight, par for a headliner in a place with a four-dollar cover charge. 1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 35/1 He is the centre on a checking line, a headliner on the penalty-killing unit.
2. One engaged in head-lining (head n.1 74).
1963Times 5 Mar. 13/1 A typical example were the head-liners, who fitted the roof linings in vehicles. |