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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. One who leads the cheering of spectators, as at a sports contest.
  2. n. One who expresses or promotes thoughtless praise; an adulator.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A person, usually an attractive female, who encourages applause at a sports event.
  2. n. figuratively A person who rallies support for any cause.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an enthusiastic and vocal supporter
  2. n. someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event

Etymologies

  1. cheer +‎ leader (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “She is what most people think of when they hear the word cheerleader—long blonde hair, beautiful, upbeat.”

    Simon & Schuster: Cheer!

  • “Spirit cheerleading, where squads step-touch and spell out words from the sidelines, is one variety—the kind most of us think of when we hear the word cheerleader.”

    Simon & Schuster: Cheer!

  • “This cheerleader is the personal favorite of The ...”

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  • “Professor James Lovelock, the world's smartest scientist and a long-term cheerleader for Cool Earth, created, with Gaia, a very slick theory of interdependency.”

    Matthew Owen: Color Coded

  • “MILLER: And by the way Arianna, who are you calling a cheerleader, give me an o, give me a b-- okay.”

    CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2009

  • “I thought you were better than a name calling cheerleader Josey.”

    East Side Boxing

  • “WOMACK: No. That figure formation within the corrections community is called a cheerleader stack.”

    CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2005

  • “This leaves Deutsche Telekom's (NYSE: DT) T-Mobile as Nexus One's loudest cheerleader, which isn't good news for the search giant's first foray into a proprietary smartphone.”

    Fool.com Headlines

  • “I normally would not object to being referred to as a cheerleader if it was used in the sense as a proponent for straight talk and candidness.”

    American Bedu

  • “Why would the "Heroes"/"Bring It On: All or Nothing"/"I Love You Beth Cooper" actress ever be stuck being known as a cheerleader?”

    From Inside the Box

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