cheerleader

[ cheer-lee-der ]
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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.

Origin of cheerleader

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; cheer + leader

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British Dictionary definitions for cheerleader

cheerleader

/ (ˈtʃɪəˌliːdə) /


noun
  1. a person who leads a crowd in formal cheers, esp at sports events

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