majorette

ma·jor·ette
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/ˌmeɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɛt/

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.

Similar
drum majorette
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Meanings

nounmajorette (plural majorettes)

plural majorettes

  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band

Similar
drum majorette
Broader
baton twirlertwirler

nouna female drum major

Similar
drum majorette
Broader
conductormusic directordirector
Also see
drum majorette

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Short for drum majorette, equivalent to major + -ette. Doublet of marjoret.

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Translations

Arabic رَاقِصَة
  • رَاقِصَة (rāqiṣa)dancer
Czech mažoretka
  • mažoretkadancer
French majorette
  • majorettedancer
German Tanzmariechen, Gardetänzerin
  • Tanzmariechendancer
  • Gardetänzerindancer
Hungarian mazsorett
  • mazsorettdancer
Polish mażoretka
  • mażoretkadancer
Spanish bastonera, cachiporrista
  • bastoneradancer
  • cachiporristadancer
  • palillonadancer
  • batonistadancer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with majorette

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Cite this entry
APA

majorette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorette

MLA

“majorette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorette. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “majorette,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majorette.

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