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Meanings of headliner in anglès

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Main act in a live music, theatre, or comedy performance; generally, the headliner is the final act in a performance, preceded by the opening act(s)

хедлайнер

A performer who receives prominent billing.

Synonyms
Examples for "featured act"
Examples for "featured act"
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It was the Sweetheart Dance and our band was the featured act.
Take a Chance on Me
2
What? But on the road to becoming a featured act, I had expanded my repertoire.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
3
I became the featured act for the week.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
4
I was a featured act.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
5
I truly loved being the featured act for that week, and by the way, Terry truly loved the George Harrison concert.
Here's the deal: don't touch me
1
I'd seen my main attraction and was prepared to coast through Brazil.
Ebony
2
Europe's belief in a dull but safe civilisation is its main attraction.
The Guardian
3
Rugby's Heineken Cup final is the main attraction in Dublin this weekend.
The Irish Times
4
It quickly became the main attraction, featuring prominently in zoo promotion campaigns.
The Guardian
5
The main attraction was a clean antique replica of an IRT car.
The new yorker
1
And that doesn't even include the main act - the Minister of Finance.
Radio NZ
2
And the main act was sitting right in front of him.
Book of shadows
3
To be fair, the Super Bowl Halftime Show was not Beyoncé, main act.
Ebony
4
What will the main act be, Detective?' Harper turned slowly and looked at Duchaunak.
City of lies
5
But now, HTC wants to show which device is truly Windows Phone 8's main act.
Wired
Usage of headliner in anglès
1
Make no mistake: The Breeders in 2008 are not festival headliner material.
Reuters
2
This vocal and lyrical powerhouse is a headliner and for good reason.
Ebony
3
Next up the polarizing figure of the weekend: Saturday headliner Kanye West.
Reuters
4
Babes Wodumo was slated to be the main headliner of the event.
The South African
5
He wanted to disrupt the recovery team by knocking off the headliner.
Grave Secrets
6
The headliner of the new three-character pack is non-other than John Rambo.
The South African
7
He has the best spot on the evening bill-heis a headliner.
Europe Revised
8
If the headliner is a comic, you open with a musical act.
Black is the new white
9
The headliner is the headliner for a reason -they sell tickets.
The South African
10
A camera-based rearview mirror system replaces the standard glass in the headliner.
Wired
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Xi was the headliner in Davos last year, days before Trump was inaugurated.
Reuters
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Her days as a headliner were still a long ways off.
Starstruck
13
But the third headliner is nothing if not of-the-moment: Lady Gaga.
Wired
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For the performers it was also an eye-opening pleasure, headliner Tiny Ruins says.
Radio NZ
15
If NewCo is modeled after a music festival, BuzzFeed is clearly the headliner.
Wired
16
I should say I've never felt ripped off by any headliner!
The Guardian
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