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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.
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I also enjoy how the headshot makes him look like the weekend headliner at Giggles on Route One.
The biggest-name act on a festival lineup, performing in the prime closing slot. By extension, anyone who deserves top billing.
Headliner means: The biggest-name act on a festival lineup, performing in the prime closing slot. By extension, anyone who deserves top billing.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
headliner means: The biggest-name act on a festival lineup, performing in the prime closing slot. By extension, anyone who deserves top billing.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
“I would get back into comedy, but if the tragedy + time thing was at all true, I would be a fucking headliner at the Netflix Comedy Festival. Oh well, at least it's not Riyadh.”
“The venue's opening weekend features a hometown headliner.”
“I also enjoy how the headshot makes him look like the weekend headliner at Giggles on Route One.”
“Hard Times Festival 2027 HEADLINER: ● Petula Clark SUPPORT: ● Wye Oak ● Shawn Mendes”
“Headliner Van Dik Hout? 80% is onder de 25 op Bevrijdingsfestival, arme kinderen.”
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