Synonyms for headliner
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hed-lahy-ner |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛdˌlaɪ nər |
Top 10 synonyms for headliner Other synonyms for the word headliner
- amateur
- artist
- barnstormer
- big name
- big show
- big star
- bit player
- captain of industry
- celeb
- character
- crowd puller
- diva
- draw
- drawing card
- entertainer
- extra
- first lady
- foil
- ham
- hambone
- headliner
- heavyweight
- hero
- impersonator
- ingenue
- lead
- lead vocalist
- leading lady
- leading role
- lion
- luminary
- main item
- megastar
- mime
- mimic
- mogul
- nabob
- notability
- notable
- opera singer
- panjandrum
- pantomimist
- peculiarity
- performer
- person to be reckoned with
- play-actor
- player
- prominent part
- singer
- soloist
- somebody
- soubrette
- speciality
- specialty
- stand-in
- starlet
- stooge
- straight person
- superstar
- superwoman
- thesp
- thespian
- topliner
- trouper
- understudy
- ventriloquist
- very important person
- walk-on
- well-known person
Définition of headliner
Origin :- 1891, "one who writes newspaper headlines;" 1896 as "one who stars in a performance;" from headline + -er (1).
- As in name : noun celebrity
- As in prima donna : noun principal female performer
- As in star : noun person who is famous
- As in thespian : noun actor, actress
- As in big name : noun somebody famous
- As in actor : noun person who performs, entertains by role-playing
- As in feature : noun highlight, special attraction
- They called Eric from private life to be headliner in their vaudeville.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- He was only nineteen when he joined the club and was a headliner from the start.
- Extract from : « Pitching in a Pinch » by Christy Mathewson
- Eight meetings announced him as headliner, with Cooper Union as the climax.
- Extract from : « The Dual Alliance » by Marjorie Benton Cooke
- Why must the headliner always be a talking or a singing person who tells you how much money he needs, or how much she is getting?
- Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
- The chills were running up and down my spine in our cold apartment, but this headliner froze me stiff.
- Extract from : « Germany in War Time » by Mary Ethel McAuley
Antonyms for headliner
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