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Definition of majorette

majorette

/ˌmeɪ.dʒəˈrɛt/
ma · jor · ette
Plural:majorettes
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majorette Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A female performer who dances, marches, and twirls a baton in parades or with a marching band.

Example

"The head majorette tossed her baton high into the air as the marching band crossed the stadium field."

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• Rhymes for majorette

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majority
majorly
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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American English in the late 1930s by combining 'major' (as in 'drum major') with the French feminine diminutive suffix '-ette'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Majorette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/majorette
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