majorette

[ mey-juh-ret ]

noun

1. drum majorette.

majorette

/ ˌmeɪdʒəˈrɛt /

noun

1. See drum majorette

Word History and Origins

Origin of majorette¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; (drum) major + -ette

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