headliner
noun/ˈhɛdˌlaɪnər/
Frequency rank: #13,791 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The main or most prominent performer at an event or show.
Example sentence
The festival organizers announced that a famous pop star would be the headliner for Saturday night.
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