masthead
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Definition
- Noun:
- The head or top of a ship's mast: The highest point or structure on a sailing ship's mast.
- The title of a newspaper or magazine: The name of the publication, typically displayed in a distinctive design on the front page.
- A formal listing in a periodical: A section, often on the editorial page, that details the publication's name, ownership, management, and editorial staff.
Usage Examples
Noun (Nautical):
- The sailor climbed to the masthead to look for land.
- A flag was flying from the masthead.
Noun (Publication Title):
- The newspaper's masthead is printed in bold, classic type.
- You can see the magazine's colorful masthead on the cover.
Noun (Staff/Info Listing):
- For the editor's contact information, check the masthead on page six.
- The masthead lists the publisher, editors, and other key personnel.
Advanced Usage
- "To have one's name in the masthead": To be listed as a member of the publication's staff, implying a formal position.
- After years of freelance work, she was thrilled to finally have her name in the masthead as a senior editor.
Variants and Related Words
- Flaghead: A less common synonym for the top of a mast.
- Nameplate: A term sometimes used interchangeably for the title design on the front page, though "nameplate" can be more specific to the typographic design itself.
- Imprint: Related information about the publisher, but an "imprint" typically refers to a brand within a larger publishing house, not the staff listing.
Synonyms
- Title (for the publication name).
- Heading (general term for a title at the top).
- Staff box (for the listing of personnel).
Related Phrases
- Below the masthead: Refers to content or articles positioned beneath the main title on a front page.
- The day's lead story was featured prominently below the masthead.
Related Idioms
- Nail one's colors to the masthead: Derived from nautical practice, this means to defiantly and publicly declare one's beliefs or loyalties, showing no intention of retreating or changing one's mind.
- With that editorial, the newspaper nailed its colors to the masthead on the issue of climate change.
Noun
- the head or top of a mast
- the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page
- 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.