Headbander

/ˈhɛdˌbændər/ noun

Definition

A person who enjoys or performs heavy metal or hard rock music, often characterized by vigorous head-shaking movements; sometimes used playfully or dismissively.

Etymology

From 'headband' or 'head-banging' (the vigorous movement of shaking one's head to music rhythm, popularized in 1970s rock culture) plus the agent suffix '-er' meaning 'one who does'.

Kelly Says

The term 'headbanger' emerged directly from the physical behavior—musicians and fans literally banging their heads to rock music created a whole subculture identity!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰይን በላለች
sayn be-la-le-ch
ARالعربية
من يرتدي شريطًا على الرأس
min yartdi shritran ala ar-ras
BNবাংলা
শিরবন্ধ বহনকারী
shir-bon-dho bo-hon-ka-ree
CACatalà
persona que porta una faixa per al cap
per-so-na keh por-ta un-a fa-i-ka per al cap
CSČeština
nosítel hlavního pásu
no-si-tel glav-ni-ho pas-u
DADansk
hovedbåndsbærer
ho-ved-ban-d-ba-er
DEDeutsch
Kopfbänderträger
kop-fban-der-trae-ger
ELΕλληνικά
ο άνθρωπος που φοράει ένα τριγωνικό
o an-thro-pos poo fo-ray-ee e-na tri-go-ni-ko
ESEspañol
persona que usa diadema
per-soh-na keh oo-sa dee-a-de-ma
FAفارسی
کسی که سرش را با یک بند می‌بندد
ke-si ke sar-e ra ba ye-k ban-d mi-bandad
FISuomi
pääpanssarin käyttäjä
paa-pan-sa-rin kayt-taa-ja
FRFrançais
celui qui porte une bande pour la tête
se-loo kee por-tuh un ban-duh poor la teh-t
GUGU
ટોપી પહેરનાર
to-pee peh-ra-na-ar
HAHA
mutum da ya sanya ciwon kai
mu-tum da ya sa-nya chi-won kai
HEעברית
אדם שנושא כובע
a-dam she-no-sah ko-v'eh
HIहिन्दी
सिरबैंड पहनने वाला
seer-ban-d peh-na-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
fejpánt viselője
fej-pant vi-sel-joe
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang memakai headband
orang yang me-pakai head-band
IGIG
onye na-eji egwu ulo
o-nye na-e-ji eh-gwu oo-loh
ITItaliano
persona che indossa una fascia per la testa
per-soh-na keh in-doh-ssa un-a fa-ssia per la teh-sta
JA日本語
ヘッドバンドの着用者
heddo-ban-do no choyo-sha
KKKK
басқа тақау
bas-ka ta-kau
KMKM
អ្នកដែលបានរោង
an-dak da-el ba-an ro-ong
KO한국어
헤드밴드 착용자
he-deu-ban-deu chak-yong-ja
MRMR
सिरबंद घालणारा
seer-ban-d gha-la-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang memakai headband
orang yang me-pakai head-band
MYမြန်မာ
လေးလေး ပြုလုပ်
lay lay pyu lu-p
NLNederlands
hoofdband drager
hoof-band dra-ger
NONorsk
hodebåndsbærer
ho-de-ban-d-ba-er
PAPA
ਸਿਰਬੰਧ ਪਹਿਨਣ ਵਾਲਾ
seer-ban-dh peh-na-n-wa-la
PLPolski
osoba nosząca opaskę na głowę
o-so-ba no-s-za-ca op-as-ke na g-lo-we
PTPortuguês
pessoa que usa faixa para a cabeça
peh-so-ah keh oo-sa fa-i-ka pah-ra keh-sa-buh
RORomână
persoană care poartă o bandă pentru cap
per-so-ana ka-re po-ar-ta o ban-da pentru cap
RUРусский
человек, который носит головной убор
chelovek, kotoryy nosit golovnoy ubor
SVSvenska
huvudbands bärare
hoo-vud-bands ba-ra-re
SWKiswahili
mtu anayevaa kofia
mtu a-na-ye-va-a ko-fia
TAதமிழ்
தலைப்பட்டை அணிந்தவர்
tha-lai-pat-tai a-nin-dva-r
TEతెలుగు
చెవిలో బంధం వేసుకునేవాడు
che-vi-lo ban-dam ve-su-ku-ne wa-du
THไทย
ผู้สวมแถบศีรษะ
poo-swoem-trap see-ra-ha
TLTL
taong gumagamit ng headband
ta-ong gu-ma-mi-git ng head-band
TRTürkçe
baş bandı takan kişi
bash ban-di ta-kan ki-si
UKУкраїнська
людина, яка носить головний убір
lyudyna, yaky-no-sit golovnyy ubir
URاردو
سر پہندے والا
sar peh-nde wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người đeo băng đô đầu
nguoi deo bang do dau
YOYO
ọmọ tí ó ń wọ́pọ̀ àwọn ọ̀rọ̀
o-mo ti o ń wo-po awon or-oh
ZH中文
戴头带的人
dài tóudài de rén
ZUZU
umuntu osele umkhwabe
oo-mu-ntu o-se-le oo-mkhwa-beh

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