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
informal
: 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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But Miami at least salvaged the tie in the 81st minute as Luis Suarez, who’d just been subbed-in, finished with his left foot in close, redirecting a header by German Berterame off a Mateo Silvetti corner.
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Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
But Denys Kostyshyn narrowly missed a header in the top right corner of the net in the 15th minute, and Spokane goalkeeper Carlos Merancio Valdez stoned Kostyshyn from 10 yards with a one-handed save in the 50th minute.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
The only one that went in was a towering header from Union striker Andrej Ilic at a corner.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Messi scored on a header in the 10th minute, and Suárez hammered home a volley in the 82nd as Inter Miami rallied for a 2-2 draw against Austin FC on Saturday night.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
But Denys Kostyshyn narrowly missed a header in the top right corner of the net in the 15th minute, and Spokane goalkeeper Carlos Merancio Valdez stoned Kostyshyn from 10 yards with a one-handed save in the 50th minute.
—Idaho Statesman, 5 Apr. 2026
The only one that went in was a towering header from Union striker Andrej Ilic at a corner.
—ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
Messi scored on a header in the 10th minute, and Suárez hammered home a volley in the 82nd as Inter Miami rallied for a 2-2 draw against Austin FC on Saturday night.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Header.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/header. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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header
noun
head·er
ˈhed-ər 
: a fall or dive headfirst
took a header downstairs
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