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cheerleader

/ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/

cheerleader noun: a person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.

cheerleader: a person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event,...
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Noun

cheerleader (plural cheerleaders)

  1. A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
  2. (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
    • Given these sentiments, it is unsurprising that ultranationalists have been the main cheerleaders of closer Russia-North Korea relations.2023 November 17, “Russia and North Korea: A Growing Strategic Partnership”, in 38 North
    Antonyms:
    gloomleader

cheerleader meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

cheerleader in Hindi

चीयरलीडर, चीयरलिडर

cheerleader in Tamil

சியர்லீடர், சீர்லீடர்

cheerleader in Marathi

चीयरलीडर, चीअरलीडर, चीयरलिडर

cheerleader in Bengali

চিয়ারলিডার
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cheerleader in Telugu
చీర్లీడర్, ఛీర్లీడర్
cheerleader in Malayalam
ചീർലീഡർ, ചിയർലീഡർ, ചീയർലീഡർ
cheerleader in Kannada
ಹುರಿದುಂಬಿ
cheerleader in Punjabi
ਚੀਅਰਲੀਡਰ, ਚਿਅਰਲੀਡਰ
cheerleader in Gujarati
ચીયરલીડર, ચીયરલિડર
cheerleader in Odia
ଚିଯ଼ରଲିଡର, ଚିଅରଲିଡର, ଚିଯ଼ରଲିଡର୍
cheerleader in Nepali
चियरलिडर, चीयरलिडर, चिअरलिडर
cheerleader in Malay
ketua penyorak
cheerleader in Vietnamese
hoạt náo viên

Examples of cheerleader in a sentence

  • Napoleon Dynamite is a supersilly cheerleader!
  • Epstein’s mansion on the Upper East Side and raucous parties with cheerleaders and models at Mr.
  • Null illustrates, the cheerleaders for iatrocide are yelling “We're Number One!”

All 19 example sentences with cheerleader

Antonyms of cheerleader

Forms of cheerleader

pluralcheerleaders

Plural of cheerleader: cheerleaders

Origin of cheerleader

From cheer + leader.

Words formed from cheerleader

Questions about cheerleader

What does cheerleader mean?
Cheerleader means a person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
What is cheerleader in Hindi?
Cheerleader in Hindi is चीयरलीडर, चीयरलिडर. See Cheerleader meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cheerleader?
Cheerleader is a noun.
How do you pronounce cheerleader?
Cheerleader is pronounced /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of cheerleader?
The plural of cheerleader is cheerleaders.

Words near cheerleader in the dictionary

  1. Cheerios effect
  2. cheerish
  3. cheerishness
  4. cheerlead
  5. cheerleaded
  6. cheerleader
  7. cheerleader effect
  8. cheerleaderish
  9. cheerleaderlike
  10. cheerleaders
  11. cheerleadership

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cheerleader (page history and authors); cheerleader (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cheerleader (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cheerleader (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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