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cheerleader

[ cheer-lee-der ]

noun

  1. a person who leads spectators in cheering, usually a member of a team that performs dance, acrobatic, and tumbling routines at sporting events or in competitions with other teams.
  2. a person who encourages and openly supports the success of a person or cause:

    Her dad has always been her biggest cheerleader.

    He emerged as a cheerleader for the rights of the incarcerated.



cheerleader

/ ˈʃɪəˌːə /

noun

  1. a person who leads a crowd in formal cheers, esp at sports events
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of cheerleader1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; cheer + leader
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One of the deal’s biggest cheerleaders last week was X Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, who posted, “The future could not be brighter.”

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I'm not just coming in to be a cheerleader - I want to play.

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"Just having someone as a bit of a cheerleader to say diversity in games is really important."

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Following his lead, Muss flew in big-name acts to Rapid City, like the Laker girls or Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders, to perform and came up with outside-the-box promotions to get fans in the door.

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Windey is a former Denver Broncos cheerleader, which came in handy when she landed in second place on Season 31 of “Dancing With the Stars.”

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