cheerleader

noun cheer·lead·er \ˈchir-ˌlē-dər\

: 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

Full Definition of CHEERLEADER

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

— cheer·lead \-ˌlēd\ transitive verb

— cheer·lead·ing \-ˌlē-diŋ\ noun

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First Known Use of CHEERLEADER

1903

Rhymes with CHEERLEADER

bandleader, conceder, floor leader, impeder, lay reader, lip-reader, loss leader, mind reader, misleader, newsreader, nonreader, proofreader, repleader, ringleader, seceder, self-feeder, sight reader, stampeder, stockbreeder, succeeder

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