DictionaryRoot: drum-major
English
drum-major
marching-corps leader
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noun
majorette
may-juh-RET/ˌmeɪdʒəˈret/
A performer who twirls a baton while marching with a band.
Etymology
The base drum-major first named a regiment's chief drummer and later a marching-corps director. Its feminine derivative was shortened to majorette for a female baton-twirler.