"Mouseketeer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Mouseketeers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of mouse + musketeer, from the Mickey Mouse ears worn by the performers. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|mouse|musketeer}} Blend of mouse + musketeer Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mouseketeer (plural Mouseketeers)
  1. Any of the child or teenage performers featured in the American television variety show The Mickey Mouse Club.
    Sense id: en-Mouseketeer-en-noun-OZjGdQl0 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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