drum majorette

noun

1. a girl or woman who leads a marching band or drum corps.
2. a girl or woman who twirls a baton with a marching band or drum corps.

drum majorette

noun

1. a girl who marches at the head of a procession, twirling a baton

Gender Note

See -ette.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drum majorette¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40