cheerleader
noun
cheer·lead·er
ˈchir-ˌlē-dər 
: one that calls for and directs organized cheering (as at a football game)
Examples of cheerleader in a Sentence
a politician who is a cheerleader for the government's new economic plan
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The irrepressible Daniel Ives of Wedbush, perhaps Wall Street’s biggest cheerleader for AI, took a field trip to Asia to see for himself what the demand for Nvidia’s chips is like.
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The town was always going to blame the burnout for the cheerleader’s murder.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Suns cheerleaders pose courtside at the game in Macao.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
The town was always going to blame the burnout for the cheerleader’s murder.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Suns cheerleaders pose courtside at the game in Macao.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Cheerleader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheerleader. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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cheerleader
noun
cheer·lead·er
ˈchi(ə)r-ˌlēd-ər
: a person who leads organized cheering (as at a football or basketball game)
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