cheerleader
See also: Cheerleader
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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[1]:
- Given these sentiments, it is unsurprising that ultranationalists have been the main cheerleaders of closer Russia-North Korea relations.
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Translations edit
person (usually female) who encourages applause
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cheerleader
- cheerleader
Declension edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
From English cheerleader.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheerleader
Declension edit
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. |
Further reading edit
- “cheerleader”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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 edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheerleader f (plural cheerleaders)
- cheerleader (person who encourages a team or entertains the audience)
- Synonym: líder de torcida
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English cheerleader.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cheerleader m or f by sense (plural cheerleaders or cheerleader)
Usage notes edit
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.