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baton twirler

American  

noun

  1. a person who twirls a baton in a parade, exhibition, or competition.


Other Word Forms

  • baton twirling noun

Example Sentences

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The baton twirlers, the stilt walkers, the marching bands, the spectators carrying toddlers wearing turkey-shaped hats at a parade back to its old self were undeniably happy.

From Seattle Times

A baton twirler from a small town with dreams of big-city life?

From Washington Post

Determined to escape the gaucheries of the family’s exclusive Turtle Creek enclave, Yvonne ascends from cheerleader to top majorette baton twirler to debutante to sorority girl.

From New York Times

As a schoolgirl, Justice Ginsburg — known to friends as “Kiki” — was smart, popular and competitive, both a bookworm and a baton twirler.

From Seattle Times

Then they sashayed past us, the one wearing Vonetta’s watch snaking her wrist around and around like a baton twirler, except there was no baton.

From Literature