Headliner vs. Headline — What's the Difference?

A performer or a group of performers who receives prominent billing, usually appearing as the final act in a performance.

The headline or heading is the text indicating the nature of the article below it. The large type front page headline did not come into use until the late 19th century when increased competition between newspapers led to the use of attention-getting headlines.

(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.

The title or heading of an article, especially in a newspaper, usually set in large type.

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

Often headlines An important or sensational piece of news.

A performer who receives prominent billing

A line at the head of a page or passage giving information such as the title, author, and page number.

To supply (a page or passage) with a headline.

To present or promote as a headliner

To serve as the headliner of

(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.

The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

(nautical) A headrope.

To give a headline to a page or section of a text.

To present as the main attraction; to have top billing, to be the main attraction.

The line at the head or top of a page.

See Headrope.

A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.

A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.

To mention in a headline.

To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).

To publicise prominently in an advertisement.

The heading or caption of a newspaper article

Publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline

Provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline