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headshot

or head shot

[ hed-shot ]

noun

  1. a photograph of someone's face, especially a promotional photograph of a model, actor, or author.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of headshot1

First recorded in 1935–40; head ( def ) + shot 1( def ) (in the sense “photograph”)
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Example Sentences

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A giant QR code on the back of the glossy program featuring headshots of the young actors invited audience members to donate toward rebuilding the arts programs at the two schools.

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Soon after, Lynch came across her headshot while preparing “Mulholland Drive,” convinced she would be perfect for Betty, a fresh-faced aspirant just arrived in the City of Angels, ready to run down her acting fantasies.

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You get your headshots printed, and and you staple on your resume, you send it to anyone you know, your mom’s best friend, doesn’t matter.

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Educators have worked to reach people where they are, for example, working with a queer artist collective to combine free headshots for artists with a class on RCV and a performance.

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Parker then pointed at the headshot that Bell was using and said, “Because there’s power in that headshot.”

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