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单词 headliner
释义

headliner

noun

head·​lin·​er ˈhed-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce headliner (audio)
1
: the principal performer in a show : star
broadly : personality sense 4b
2
: fabric covering the inside of the roof of an automobile

Synonyms

  • lead
  • principal
  • star
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Example Sentences

He was the headliner at a local night club. a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV
Recent Examples on the Web McKellen is not the only headliner venturing into dance at this year’s festival. Mark Shenton, Variety, 30 Aug. 2022 When a headliner plays a stadium show, with an audience of 50,000 fans or more, that can add up to millions in revenue in a single night, Castro said. Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 Nearly two decades later, the group returned as a 2015 headliner. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2022 Luther Vandross became a mainstay headliner for the Kool Festival in the 1980s. Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 20 July 2022 Almost certain to be a headliner over the 10-day meet, which begins Friday with medals being awarded in race walk and the 4 x 400-meter mixed relay, is 22-year-old hurdler Sydney McLaughlin. Eddie Pells, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 The franchise kicked off in 1995 and has so far produced two sequels alongside his co-headliner Will Smith. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 Barrett is the fifth headliner this year to drop out of the Milwaukee music festival, which just wrapped up its first weekend. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2022 Rock, meanwhile, has been briefly joking about the incident when taking the comedy stage, and has lined up a London stand-up show with co-headliner Dave Chappelle, who was also recently attacked onstage during stand-up comedy set. Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

headliner

noun

as in star
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show a headliner on variety shows in the early days of TV

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • star
  • principal
  • superstar
  • lead
  • leading man
  • leading lady
  • starlet
  • ingenue
  • ingénue
  • costar
  • coprincipal
  • star turn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extra
  • supernumerary
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