Mascot
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noun.
A person, animal, or object supposed to bring good luck or used as the symbol of an organization, such as a sports team.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A thing supposed to bring good luck to its possessor; a person whose presence is supposed to be a cause of good fortune.
Of the nature of a mascot; having luck-bringing qualities; lucky: as,
mascot
snakes; a
mascot
dog or goat.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.
noun.
Anything that brings good luck; especially, an animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a symbol and to bring luck.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
something thought to bring
good
luck
noun.
something, especially a
person
or
animal
, used to
symbolize
a
sports
team
,
company
,
organization
or other
group
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
Word Usage
"Stanford Cardinal (their mascot is a tree – meaning they only scare the minions of Isengard)"
Equivalent
mascotte
Form
mascotry
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
being
organism
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Ascot
ascot
basket
casket
gasket
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
archiver
bugaboo
gremlin
half-bird
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
amulet
charm
fetish
fylfot
gammadion