cheerleadern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪəˌliːdə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪrˌlidər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheer n.¹, leader n.¹

Etymology: < cheer n.¹ + leader n.¹ Compare later cheerlead v.

Originally U.S.

1. A person who leads cheers of acclamation or encouragement.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > applauder > leader of applause

cheerleader1890

1890 Boston Daily Globe 28 Nov. They came yelling at the top of their voices. When they arrived in front of The Globe building they drew up in a mass, one of their number seemed to be the official cheer-leader, and then came: Three rousing, lusty cheers for The Globe.

1923 P. G. Wodehouse Adventures of Sally xii. 144 Somebody mentioned you, and the most awful roasting party broke loose, Uncle Donald acting as cheer-leader.

1927 H. E. Fosdick Pilgrimage to Palestine 262 A shouting, singing mob surges into the church..carrying cheer-leaders on their shoulders.

2004 W. Shiner in J. D. Hester & D. Hester Rhetorics & Hermeneutics v. 134 Nero is reported to have had a band of 5,000 paid cheerleaders who led the applause for his performances.

2. spec. A member of a team of people (originally young men, now chiefly young women) who perform coordinated cheering, chanting, and dancing or acrobatic routines in support of a sports team (esp. a school or college football or basketball team) or (later also) as a competitive activity or sport. Cf. yell leader n. at yell n. Compounds.Cheerleading originated in the context of U.S. college sports, and is still chiefly associated with American sporting culture.

ΚΠ

1896 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 20 Mar. 3/1 The cheering [of the relay races] will be concentrated under the direction of several cheer leaders.

1903 F. D. Roosevelt Let. 26 Oct. (1949) 437 I was one of the three cheer leaders in the Brown game.

1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean i. 1 The appeals of the frenzied cheer leaders to back up the team.

1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Dec. 737/1 The height of ambition..for the girls..is to be chosen as cheer leader, to prance and jump, short skirted, on the touch-line.

1999 J. T. McElroy We've got Spirit ii. 31 At competitions,..no other athletes are present, only cheerleaders. Competitive cheerleaders cheer for themselves.

2011 S. King 11/22/63 348 The cheerleaders trotted to the fifty-yard line, dropped their pompoms in front of their feet, and put their hands on their hips. ‘Give us an L!’ [etc.].

3. A person who advocates or champions an idea, cause, etc., or who enthusiastically supports another person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > recommendation > [noun] > recommender > publicly

advocate1574

advocator1598

cheerleader1924

1924 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. 1/4 Director in the B.M.T. and president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and..all-around cheer leader for the traction increased-fare crowd.

1963 Listener 31 Jan. 192/2 The Parliament has tended to think that its chief job is to side with them, and act almost as a cheer-leader for their actions.

1969 Ebony Oct. 47/1 His number one cheerleader is his wife Carolyn.

1995 Wired Mar. 150/2 Technology cheerleader George Gilder and ATM proponents want to convince us that we are entering a bold new era of unlimited bandwidth.

2008 Daily Tel. 19 May 2/3 The Business Secretary has been the main cheerleader of the plan to close 2,500 post offices.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive (in sense 2).

ΚΠ

1954 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. 32/5 Miss McDermith..was captain of Passaic High School's cheerleader squad.

1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 22 (stage direct.) The girl next to her is Peg Fuller, a cute cheer leader type.

1987 L. C. Badley in G. Hoppenstand & R. B. Browne Gothic World S. King 90 He finds the teenagers in the movie Grease, which his cheerleader girlfriend loves, ‘dumb’ and ‘totally unreal’.

1993 Guardian 28 July ii. 6/4 The star, looking every day of 16 in a blue-and-yellow cheerleader costume, played a bit of guitar.

2000 M. Albo Hornito 74 Her golden years at cheerleader camp, where she met Tracey and Jennifer and her other friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cheerleader
释义	cheerleadern. Brit. /ˈtʃɪəˌliːdə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪrˌlidər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheer n.¹, leader n.¹ Etymology: < cheer n.¹ + leader n.¹ Compare later cheerlead v. Originally U.S. 1. A person who leads cheers of acclamation or encouragement. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > applause > [noun] > applauder > leader of applause cheerleader1890 1890 Boston Daily Globe 28 Nov. They came yelling at the top of their voices. When they arrived in front of The Globe building they drew up in a mass, one of their number seemed to be the official cheer-leader, and then came: Three rousing, lusty cheers for The Globe. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Adventures of Sally xii. 144 Somebody mentioned you, and the most awful roasting party broke loose, Uncle Donald acting as cheer-leader. 1927 H. E. Fosdick Pilgrimage to Palestine 262 A shouting, singing mob surges into the church..carrying cheer-leaders on their shoulders. 2004 W. Shiner in J. D. Hester & D. Hester Rhetorics & Hermeneutics v. 134 Nero is reported to have had a band of 5,000 paid cheerleaders who led the applause for his performances. 2. spec. A member of a team of people (originally young men, now chiefly young women) who perform coordinated cheering, chanting, and dancing or acrobatic routines in support of a sports team (esp. a school or college football or basketball team) or (later also) as a competitive activity or sport. Cf. yell leader n. at yell n. Compounds.Cheerleading originated in the context of U.S. college sports, and is still chiefly associated with American sporting culture. ΚΠ 1896 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 20 Mar. 3/1 The cheering [of the relay races] will be concentrated under the direction of several cheer leaders. 1903 F. D. Roosevelt Let. 26 Oct. (1949) 437 I was one of the three cheer leaders in the Brown game. 1923 R. D. Paine Comrades Rolling Ocean i. 1 The appeals of the frenzied cheer leaders to back up the team. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Dec. 737/1 The height of ambition..for the girls..is to be chosen as cheer leader, to prance and jump, short skirted, on the touch-line. 1999 J. T. McElroy We've got Spirit ii. 31 At competitions,..no other athletes are present, only cheerleaders. Competitive cheerleaders cheer for themselves. 2011 S. King 11/22/63 348 The cheerleaders trotted to the fifty-yard line, dropped their pompoms in front of their feet, and put their hands on their hips. ‘Give us an L!’ [etc.]. 3. A person who advocates or champions an idea, cause, etc., or who enthusiastically supports another person. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > recommendation > [noun] > recommender > publicly advocate1574 advocator1598 cheerleader1924 1924 N.Y. Times 2 Aug. 1/4 Director in the B.M.T. and president of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, and..all-around cheer leader for the traction increased-fare crowd. 1963 Listener 31 Jan. 192/2 The Parliament has tended to think that its chief job is to side with them, and act almost as a cheer-leader for their actions. 1969 Ebony Oct. 47/1 His number one cheerleader is his wife Carolyn. 1995 Wired Mar. 150/2 Technology cheerleader George Gilder and ATM proponents want to convince us that we are entering a bold new era of unlimited bandwidth. 2008 Daily Tel. 19 May 2/3 The Business Secretary has been the main cheerleader of the plan to close 2,500 post offices. Compounds General attributive and appositive (in sense 2). ΚΠ 1954 N.Y. Times 31 Jan. 32/5 Miss McDermith..was captain of Passaic High School's cheerleader squad. 1972 G. Lucas et al. Amer. Graffiti (film script) 22 (stage direct.) The girl next to her is Peg Fuller, a cute cheer leader type. 1987 L. C. Badley in G. Hoppenstand & R. B. Browne Gothic World S. King 90 He finds the teenagers in the movie Grease, which his cheerleader girlfriend loves, ‘dumb’ and ‘totally unreal’. 1993 Guardian 28 July ii. 6/4 The star, looking every day of 16 in a blue-and-yellow cheerleader costume, played a bit of guitar. 2000 M. Albo Hornito 74 Her golden years at cheerleader camp, where she met Tracey and Jennifer and her other friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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