Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A performer who receives prominent billing; a star.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
headlining band orperformer at aconcert ; the best-known and first billed band, often performing as thefinal act of theevening . - noun The
interior fabric covering theroof of avehicle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a performer who receives prominent billing
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Examples
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Over at Fox, the headliner is about an ACORN employee lying and cheating to use taxpayer money to rent a place for 13 year old prostitutes from Central America.
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The suede headliner is lovely, leather covers the dash, and there are even fold-down tray tables on the front seatbacks.
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The main headliner on Thursday will be Eric Holder Jr., whose selection to be Attorney General has already sparked criticism from Senator Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
Confirmation Hearings Update - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The main headliner on Thursday will be Eric Holder Jr., whose selection to be Attorney General has already sparked criticism from Senator Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
Confirmation Hearings Update - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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The headliner is the new story "In the Seams" by Andrew C. Porter.
In the Seams - Andrew C. Porter apexdigest 2008
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She travels first to Las Vegas, to meet the sender of the package, and then to Paris, and along the way she learns that a headliner is not a showgirl, that her mother was a headliner, and that sometimes people can mentor you from beyond the grave … sort of.
One Dance in Paris 2007
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The headliner is Woodny Turenne, a defensive back from Visalia (Calif.)
Four new coaches forced to do two-minute recruiting drill 2007
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They made a great opening band, but again, someone I'd like to see in a smaller venue before the word headliner is used.
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The headliner was a-glow watching one of his idols run through a mini, four-song set, content with playing hypeman and finishing rhymes as 'Mega played the role of alderman over the proceedings.
Jerell Tongson: Grand Opening, Grand Closing: Action Bronson and Mr. M-fin' eXquire Shut Down Southpaw Jerell Tongson 2012
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Maybe viewers can start to realize what makes a good sports event without having to have a big name headliner.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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