cheerleader

cheer·lead·er

noun \ˈchir-ˌlē-dər\

Definition of CHEERLEADER

: one that calls for and directs organized cheering (as at a football game)

— cheer·lead \-ˌlēd\ transitive verb

— cheer·lead·ing \-ˌlē-diŋ\ noun

Examples of CHEERLEADER

1. a politician who is a cheerleader for the government's new economic plan

First Known Use of CHEERLEADER

1903

Rhymes with CHEERLEADER

bandleader, conceder, floor leader, impeder, lay reader, lip-reader, loss leader, mind reader, misleader, newsreader, nonreader, proofreader, repleader, ringleader, seceder, self-feeder, sight reader, stampeder, stockbreeder, succeeder