"majorette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɛt/ Forms: majorettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: major + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|major|ette|id2=female}} major + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} majorette (plural majorettes)
  1. A dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a lightweight baton, whether as a solo, in a group of majorettes, or in the company of a marching band. Wikipedia link: Majorette (dancer) Categories (topical): Dance, People Related terms: marching band, cheerleader Translations (dancer): رَاقِصَة (rāqiṣa) [feminine] (Arabic), mažoretka [feminine] (Czech), majorette [feminine] (French), Tanzmariechen [neuter] (German), Gardetänzerin [feminine] (German), mazsorett (Hungarian), мажоре́тка (mažorétka) [feminine] (Macedonian), mażoretka [feminine] (Polish), bastonera [feminine] (Spanish), cachiporrista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), palillona [feminine] (Spanish), batonista [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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