Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A female 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a female drum major
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: drum majorette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conductor, music director, director
noun
a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: drum majorette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: baton twirler, twirler
History
Short for drum majorette, equivalent to major + -ette. Doublet of marjoret.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
