Definitions for: Mascot

[n] a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

Webster (1913) Definition: Mas"cot, Mascotte Mas"cotte, n. [Through French fr.
Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto
witchcraft, sorcery.]
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household
to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.

See Also: being, organism