הוראַ־שרײַער

Yiddish

Noun

הוראַ־שרײַער • (hura-shrayer) m, plural הוראַ־שרײַערס (hura-shrayers), feminine הוראַ־שרײַערין (hura-shrayerin)

1. (neologism, US) cheerleader

   Synonym: הוראַניק (huranik)

Usage notes

• Most American Yiddish speakers are probably more likely to simply use טשירלידער (tshirlider) derived from English cheerleader; compare German Cheerleader.

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cheerleader”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN