headliner

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/ UK /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnə/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the main performer or featured attraction at an event

The veteran comedian was the headliner for the festival's closing night.

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1 noun · the main performer or... star lead attraction drawmain act

Opposites

openersupport act

Word family

Related forms headline head line

Etymology

From headline plus the agentive suffix -er; headline is a compound of head and line, both of Old English origin (heafod, line).

heafod Old English

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# headliner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈhɛdˌlaɪnə

## Meanings
1. the main performer or featured attraction at an event

## Examples
- The veteran comedian was the headliner for the festival's closing night.

## Synonyms
- star
- lead
- attraction
- draw
- main act

## Antonyms
- opener
- support act

## Related Forms
- headline
- head
- line

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: heafod

## Etymology
From headline plus the agentive suffix -er; headline is a compound of head and line, both of Old English origin (heafod, line).

## AI Etymology
Headliner comes from headline plus the agentive suffix -er; headline is a compound of head and line, both of Old English origin (heafod, line). The etymological trail includes Old English heafod. As a noun, headliner names the main performer or featured attraction at an event. The same family is visible in related forms such as headline, head, and line. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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