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twirler noun

Click to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˈtwɜː.lər//ˈtwɝː.lɚ/ n [C] (also majorette) US

Definition

a girl who marches as part of a group while spinning a baton (= short metal stick) or throwing it in the air and then catching it

(Definition of twirler noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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