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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈboy ˌscout, n. [countable]- [sometimes: Boy Scout] a member of an organization of boys (ˈBoy ˌScouts,) having as its goals the development of character, self-reliance, and usefulness to others.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024boy′ scout′, - (sometimes caps.) a member of an organization of boys (Boy′ Scouts′,) founded in England in 1908 by Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, that seeks to develop certain skills in its members, as well as character, self-reliance, and usefulness to others.
- a member of any similar society elsewhere.
- Slang Terms[Sometimes Disparaging.]a person whose good deeds, obligingness, idealism, etc., exceed normal expectations.
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