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masthead.

The top of a mast.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The top of a mast.

  2. The list of a newspaper's or another periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.

    US
  3. The title (normally in a large and distinctive font, and at the top of the front page) of a newspaper or another periodical.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK
  4. The title (normally in a large and distinctive font, and at the top of the front page) of a newspaper or another periodical. The publication itself, or the rights to publish it.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK · broadly
  5. The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From mast + head.

verb
  1. To send to the masthead as a punishment.

    transitive
  2. To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From mast + head.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.