Headline

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈhÉ›d.laɪn/
• Rhymes: -É›dlaɪn

Origin

• head + line

Full definition of headline

Noun

1. A heading or title of an article.
• 2013-06-22, Snakes and ladders, Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins. For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you.
2. The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."
3. (entertainment) The top-billed attraction.
4. (nautical) A headrope.

Synonyms

• (heading) hed
• (top-billed attraction) headliner

Related terms

• byline
• dateline

Verb

1. (entertainment) To have top billing; to be the main attraction

Derived terms

• headliner