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ma·jor·ette

(mā′jə-rĕt′)

1. A female dancer who twirls a baton, usually in a group and sometimes with a marching band.

2. A drum majorette.

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majorette

(ˌmeɪdʒəˈrɛt)

See drum majorette

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ma•jor•ette

(ˌmeɪ dʒəˈrɛt)

n.

1. a girl or woman who twirls a baton with a marching band.

2. a girl or woman who leads a marching band.

Also called drum majorette.

[1940–45, Amer.; (drum) major + -ette]

usage: See -ette.

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Noun	1.	majorette - a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band drum majorette baton twirler, twirler - someone who twirls a baton
	2.	majorette - a female drum major drum majorette conductor, music director, director - the person who leads a musical group

Translations

majorette

[ˌmeɪdʒəˈret] N → majorette f, batonista f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

majorette

[ˌmeɪdʒəˈrɛt] n → majorette fmajor general n → général m de division

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majorette

n → Majorette f

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