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[ skout-mas-ter, -mah-ster ] / ˈskaʊtˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /
nounthe leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts. the adult leader of a troop of Boy Scouts. Origin of scoutmasterFirst recorded in 1570–80; scout1 + master Words nearby scoutmasterscouter, scouth, scouthood, scouting, Scout Leader, scoutmaster, Scoville scale, scow, scowl, scowler, scozza Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scoutmasterIn a gripping new memoir, he describes how he sought to bring William Fox, the Scoutmaster who sexually abused him, to justice. How Frank Spinelli Fought to Bring His Molestor to Justice|Tim Teeman|March 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Is it acceptable or unacceptable for this youth minister to serve as Scoutmaster? A New Hope? Nah, the Boy Scouts of America Strikes Back|Ilana Glazer|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST The youth minister traditionally serves as Scoutmaster for the troop. A New Hope? Nah, the Boy Scouts of America Strikes Back|Ilana Glazer|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST On this occasion, the scoutmaster asked me to sleep in his tent. Joe Paterno Should Rot in Jail|Patrick McDonald|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Yet they rallied around the scoutmaster because he was charismatic and well liked. Joe Paterno Should Rot in Jail|Patrick McDonald|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST Well, our scoutmaster managed somehow to enlist him as a tenderfoot. A Scout of To-day|Isabel Hornibrook I remembered what our scoutmaster said about a fellow that's drowning—that he can think as long as his head is out of water. Roy Blakeley|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Then to the other scoutmaster he said, "I think he's a bit delirious." Tom Slade's Double Dare|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Pee-wee went over and stood between the knees of Scoutmaster Ned. Pee-wee Harris on the Trail|Percy Keese Fitzhugh He fumbled for a moment with the stout cane he carried; then his gaze returned to the scoutmaster. Under Boy Scout Colors|Joseph Bushnell Ames
British Dictionary definitions for scoutmaster
nouna former name for Scout Leader Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |