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majorette
[ mey-juh-ret ]
majorette
/ ˌmeɪdʒəˈrɛt /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of majorette1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; (drum) major + -ette
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Example Sentences
The 15-year-old King College Prep student’s death in 2013 may have never made headlines, except for the fact that she had performed as part of a majorette squad at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration just one week earlier.
From Time
She would have been a perfect ambassador, just as she was the perfect majorette on that doubly historic day in Washington.
From The Daily Beast
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