cheerleader

The definition of a cheerleader is someone who supports a sports team with chants and movements, or a person who energetically supports something.

(noun)

  1. An example of a cheerleader is a woman on the field during a football game that leads the stadium in chants.
  2. An example of a cheerleader is a person who supports a politcal candidate in her neighborhood.

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See cheerleader in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a person who leads others in cheering for a team, as at football games
  2. a person who enthusiastically promotes or supports a cause

See cheerleader in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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