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Definition of Majorette
1. Noun. A female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band.
2. Noun. A female drum major.
Generic synonyms: Conductor, Director, Music Director
Derivative terms: Drum Major
Definition of Majorette
1. Noun. A 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Majorette
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Majorette
Literary usage of Majorette
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1764)
"... is entirely a majorette invention ; and a corruption of tht: text : and that
the true meaning is, according to the ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... All the King's Men, 1946 The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars
must accept responsibility for the drum majorette. They cannot escape it. ..."
3. Political Writings by Richard Cobden (1867)
"Insidious attempts have been made to plant anew the genealogical tree, by the
creation of majorette, but the schemes were nipt in the bud by public opinion, ..."
4. Cobden Club Essays, Second Series, 1871-2 by Cobden Club (London, England), Emile de Laveleye, George Charles Brodrick, William Fowler, Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie, Julius Faucher, John Prince-Smith, Joseph Gostick, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, David Ames Wells (1872)
"... but " an exception exists in the case of family entails (majorette)." Of course
these entails are mainly created on large properties. ..."
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