headliner

plural headliners

1. entertainmentThe 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

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   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

plural headliners

1. automotiveThe interior fabric covering the ceiling-like area inside of a vehicle.