cheerleader

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cheer·lead·er | \ ˈchir-ˌlē-dər

Definition of cheerleader

: one that calls for and directs organized cheering (as at a football game)

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Other Words from cheerleader

cheerlead \ ˈchir-ˌlēd

\ verb, transitive + intransitive

cheerleading \ ˈchir-ˌlē-diŋ

\ noun

Examples of cheerleader in a Sentence

a politician who is a cheerleader for the government's new economic plan

Recent Examples on the Web Miley Cyrus headlined the pre-game event and donned a black and hot pink cheerleader outfit during several songs. — Mark Long, Chron, "Super Bowl in Tampa creates 'craziness' outside, inside," 8 Feb. 2021 Even Mike Pence, Trump's vice president and long considered his most devoted cheerleader, skipped Trump's departure ceremony to attend Biden's inauguration. — Steve Peoples, Star Tribune, "'Just move on': Republicans grapple with post-Trump future," 21 Jan. 2021 In another, the megalomaniac cheerleader Mary Cherry (Leslie Grossman) dyes her hair brown as part of a social experiment and suddenly starts talking like Barbra Streisand. — Jackson Mchenry, Vulture, "With a big Netflix deal and the power to green-light almost anything, Ryan Murphy has become the ultimate insider. And his work is suffering.," 4 Jan. 2021 That same year, another cheerleader, Maria Pinzone of the Buffalo Jills, filed a lawsuit against the Buffalo Bills, alleging similarly poor working conditions. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "NFL Cheerleaders Fight for Better Pay and Workplace Dignity in A Woman's Work," 4 Jan. 2021 The movie centers on a lesbian high school cheerleader (played by Natasha Lyonne), whose parents send her to a conversion therapy camp to cure her homosexuality. — NBC News, "Director of queer classic 'But I'm a Cheerleader' wanted to 'make a gay "Clueless"'," 4 Dec. 2020 My dad is the cabin's most enthusiastic cheerleader. — Star Tribune, "The cabin life in McGregor is a credit to 'tenacious' mom," 14 Jan. 2021 Knocked a few spots for featuring the cheerleader chorus on Lover that finally broke me. — Nate Jones, Vulture, "All 179 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked," 11 Jan. 2021 The eldest of four children, she was born and raised in Woodstock, was a cheerleader in high school and college and did not start writing fiction until well into her legal career. — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, "Who and what we lost in 2020: From notable artists to Chicago experiences, they’re gone or changed but not forgotten," 11 Dec. 2020

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cheerleader

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cheerleader

: a person who is a member of a group (typically a group of young women) who shout out special songs or chants to encourage the team and entertain the crowd during a game in sports like American football and basketball

: a person who encourages other people to do or support something

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