(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. / (printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

To give a headline to a page or section of a text. / (transitive, intransitive, entertainment) To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

(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.

(automotive) The interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle.

plural of headliner

plural of headline

(idiomatic) important news stories

simple past tense and past participle of headline

present participle of headline

To appear prominently in the news, especially on the front page.