noun
- a person who leads organized cheering at sports events
- a person who enthusiastically supports or promotes something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The cheerleaders performed during halftime at the football game.
- She was captain of the cheerleading squad in high school.
- The crowd joined in when the cheerleaders started the chant.
- He has been a cheerleader for environmental causes his entire career.
- The senator acted as a cheerleader for the new education bill.
- She’s always been a cheerleader for her friends’ achievements.
- The company needs more cheerleaders and fewer critics right now.