Definition of cheerleader
: one that calls for and directs organized cheering (as at a football game)
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Examples of cheerleader in a Sentence
a politician who is a cheerleader for the government's new economic plan
Recent Examples of cheerleader from the Web
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Leslie Levy, who represented cheerleaders who sued the Jets and the Oakland Raiders, told the Times.
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Even current cheerleaders are required to tryout for the upcoming season.
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It should be pointed out that Baltimore and Indianapolis already have male cheerleaders.
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Davis spoke to The New York Times and said that she had been accused of breaking a team rule that prohibits cheerleaders from appearing nude or partially nude or wearing lingerie on social media.
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That view harks back to Mr. Bush’s Iraq war – for which Bolton, at the time in charge of the State Department’s weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation efforts, was perhaps the administration’s loudest cheerleader.
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The team says the rules are in place to protect cheerleaders from unwanted advances.
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Regardless of political differences, most parents remain unswerving cheerleaders for their children.
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While another fan reassured longtime cheerleaders of Betty and Jughead not to worry.
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First Known Use of cheerleader
1890
CHEERLEADER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of cheerleader for English Language Learners
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: 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
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: a person who encourages other people to do or support something
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