headliner
nounEtymology From head + liner.
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Automotive, Transport, Vehicles The interior fabric covering the ceiling-like area inside of a vehicle.
headliner
nounUS /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/
Etymology From headline (verb) + -er.
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Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music The headlining band or performer at a concert or similar event; the best-known and first billed musician, comedian, etc., often performing as the final act of the evening.
- I was ahead of my deadline so I watched "Flatliners," about some serious deadliners with a headliner complex.1995, Andrei Codrescu, Zombification: Stories from National Public Radio, page 28:
- There, amid the curses and catcalls of sweaty beer drinkers, the tour's headliners are set to engage in a hallowed feminist ritual:1998 Aug, Vibe, page 44:
- Derived terms
- coheadliner