masthead

Plural: mastheads

Noun

• a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
• the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
• the head or top of a mast
• The top of a mast.
• A list of a newspaper or other periodical's main staff, contributing writers, publisher, circulation, advertising rates etc.
• The title (normally in a large and distinctive font) of a newspaper or other periodical at the top of the front page; (by extension) the publication itself or the rights to it.
• The logo of a broadcaster used in an ident.

Verb

Verb Forms: mastheaded, mastheading, mastheads

• To raise a flag or sail to the top of a mast.
• To send to the masthead as a punishment.
• To furnish (a newspaper) with a masthead.

Examples

• He tried to MASTHEAD his score, but kept finding only low-value letters.

Synonyms

flag, imprint, nameplate

Related Words

letterhead

Anagrams of masthead