Cheerleader

A cheerleader is one who participates in the act of cheerleading. Such individuals, usually female, but sometimes male, are part of an organized group that promotes team spirit and effectiveness for a sponsored sports team. Cheerleaders rally both athletes and fans by intoning a set of spoken cheers, and performing a series of gymnastic achievements including tumbling, flips, etc.

A notable cheerleader character from the "Grindhouse" era of horror was Lynda van der Klok from John Carpenter's 1978 classic, Halloween. Although cheerleading did not play a major role in the film, the character of Lynda van der Klok has become an immortalized staple of the classic scream queen victim trope.