Definitions
a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure
Word origin
Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.
Used in a sentence
“I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.”
“Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.”
“He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lucky team figure”6 letters
02“Team symbol”6 letters
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