headliner

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/

From headline (verb) + -er.

headliner (plural headliners)

1. (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.
   • 1995, Andrei Codrescu, Zombification: Stories from National Public Radio, page 28:

     I was ahead of my deadline so I watched "Flatliners," about some serious deadliners with a headliner complex.

   • 1998 Aug, Vibe, page 44:

     There, amid the curses and catcalls of sweaty beer drinkers, the tour's headliners are set to engage in a hallowed feminist ritual:

From head +‎ liner.

headliner (plural headliners)

2. (automotive) The interior fabric covering the ceiling-like area inside of a vehicle.

   Hypernyms: liner, lining

   Coordinate term: cargo liner

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headliner m (plural headliners)

1. headliner