1
: one that removes heads
especially
: a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off the grain heads and elevates them to a wagon
2
a
: a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end toward the face of the wall
b
: a beam fitted at one side of an opening to support free ends of floor joists, studs, or rafters
c
: a horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening : lintel
d
: a conduit (such as an exhaust pipe for a many-cylindered engine) into which a number of smaller conduits open
e
: a mounting plate through which electrical terminals pass from a sealed device (such as a transistor)
3
: a fall or dive headfirst
took a header into the pool
4
: a shot or pass in soccer made by heading the ball
5
b
: information (such as a page number) printed or placed at the top of each page of a document compare footer sense 2
Examples of header in a Sentence
She tripped on the rock and took a header.
He scored with a header past the goalie.
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Their playoff run begins Tuesday, with game one of the Wild Card Series against either the Atlanta Braves or New York Mets, depending on the outcome of their Monday double header.
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
San Antonio tied the match in the 20th minute when forward Juan Agudelo scored on a header off of a crossover assist pass from Nelson Flores Blanco, who launched his pass from the upper left side of the box.
—David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024
The platform’s rules state that the site doesn’t allow media depicting hateful imagery such as the Nazi swastika in live videos, account bios, profiles or header images.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Click on the other column headers to sort the table by different criteria.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 29 Sep. 2024
San Antonio tied the match in the 20th minute when forward Juan Agudelo scored on a header off of a crossover assist pass from Nelson Flores Blanco, who launched his pass from the upper left side of the box.
—David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024
The platform’s rules state that the site doesn’t allow media depicting hateful imagery such as the Nazi swastika in live videos, account bios, profiles or header images.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Click on the other column headers to sort the table by different criteria.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/header. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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header
noun
head·er
ˈhed-ər 
: a fall or dive headfirst
took a header downstairs
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