headline

English Online Dictionary. What means headline‎? What does headline mean?

English

Etymology

From head +‎ line.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛd.laɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɛdlaɪn

Noun

headline (plural headlines)

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

   Synonym: hed
2. (printing, dated) The line at the top of a page containing the folio or number of the page.
3. (entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

   Synonym: headliner

4. (nautical) A headrope.

Coordinate terms

• (heading): byline, dateline

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Glossary of journalism: Article components

Verb

headline (third-person singular simple present headlines, present participle headlining, simple past and past participle headlined)

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

Derived terms

• headliner