Definition of "mascot"

mascot

/ˈmæsˌkɒt/

noun
plural mascots
1. Something thought to bring good luck.
2. Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
3. (psychology) A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
verb
third-person singular simple present mascots, present participle mascoting, simple past and past participle mascoted
1. (transitive, intransitive) To act as a mascot (for).
  Quotations
  The seniors were “mascoted” by two little girls dressed in green dresses […]
  1908, The Mount Holyoke, volume 18, page 533
  Unlike the popular, sunny Van Zelst, McLoon was a sassy, hard-boiled kid who had been mascoting for various athletic teams and prize fighters […]
  2012, Norman L. Macht, Connie Mack: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931, page 74
  Bennett then signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, whom he mascoted to the 1921 pennant and two wins in the first three games of the World Series, which were played at home.
  2017, Paul Dickson, Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son