drum majorette

noun

1. a girl or woman who leads a marching band or drum corps.
2. a girl or woman who twirls a baton with a marching band or drum corps.

drum majorette

noun

1. a girl who marches at the head of a procession, twirling a baton

Gender Note

See -ette.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drum majorette¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

As a teenager, Caroline became the drum majorette for the school’s marching band, went parking down by the Canoe Club with the boy who would become her husband a few years later.

From Literature

Never wear red and black together or you will look like a drum majorette.

From The New Yorker

A week before, the 15-year-old had performed as a drum majorette at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration.

From The Guardian

I anxiously unwrapped the package, and to my surprise, found a drum majorette’s costume inside – white silk with red details and a shiny gold braid.

From Forbes

A sophomore drum majorette at King College Prep High School, she had performed just a week earlier at an event for President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

From Chicago Tribune