cheerleader
See also: Cheerleader
English
NFL cheerleaders
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪə(ɹ)ˌliːdə(ɹ)/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
cheerleader (plural cheerleaders)
- (chiefly US) A person, usually a young, attractive female, who encourages applause and cheers at a sports event, and wearing a specially-designed uniform in the official colors of the team he/she cheers for.
- (figuratively) A person who rallies support for any cause.
- Antonym: (humorous) gloomleader
- 2023 November 17, “Russia and North Korea: A Growing Strategic Partnership”, in 38 North:
- Given these sentiments, it is unsurprising that ultranationalists have been the main cheerleaders of closer Russia-North Korea relations.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person (usually female) who encourages applause
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Danish
Etymology
Noun
cheerleader
- cheerleader
Declension
Declension of cheerleader
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | cheerleader | cheerleaderen | cheerleadere | cheerleaderne |
| genitive | cheerleaders | cheerleaderens | cheerleaderes | cheerleadernes |
Finnish
Etymology
From English cheerleader.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃie̯rliːder/, [ˈt̪ʃie̞̯rliːde̞r]
Declension
| Inflection of cheerleader (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | cheerleader | cheerleaderit | ||
| genitive | cheerleaderin | cheerleaderien cheerleadereiden cheerleadereitten | ||
| partitive | cheerleaderiä | cheerleadereitä cheerleaderejä | ||
| illative | cheerleaderiin | cheerleadereihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | cheerleader | cheerleaderit | ||
| accusative | nom. | cheerleader | cheerleaderit | |
| gen. | cheerleaderin | |||
| genitive | cheerleaderin | cheerleaderien cheerleadereiden cheerleadereitten | ||
| partitive | cheerleaderiä | cheerleadereitä cheerleaderejä | ||
| inessive | cheerleaderissä | cheerleadereissä | ||
| elative | cheerleaderistä | cheerleadereistä | ||
| illative | cheerleaderiin | cheerleadereihin | ||
| adessive | cheerleaderillä | cheerleadereillä | ||
| ablative | cheerleaderiltä | cheerleadereiltä | ||
| allative | cheerleaderille | cheerleadereille | ||
| essive | cheerleaderinä | cheerleadereinä | ||
| translative | cheerleaderiksi | cheerleadereiksi | ||
| abessive | cheerleaderittä | cheerleadereittä | ||
| instructive | — | cheerleaderein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Further reading
- “cheerleader”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.eʁ.ˈli.deʁ/
Noun
cheerleader f (plural cheerleaders)
- cheerleader (person who encourages a team or entertains the audience)
- Synonym: líder de torcida
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾˈlideɾ/ [t͡ʃiɾˈli.ð̞eɾ]
- Rhymes: -ideɾ
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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