scoutmaster
noun
scout·mas·ter
ˈskau̇t-ˌma-stər 
: the leader of a band of scouts
specifically
: the adult leader of a troop of Boy Scouts
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But his troop’s scoutmaster, Masroor Malik, didn’t have any doubts.
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Arthur was our neighborhood’s unofficial scoutmaster.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Concurrently, his scout troop got a new scoutmaster who had lost a hand, inspiring Sam for his Eagle Scout project.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Eaton also volunteered as an assistant scoutmaster in upstate New York with a unit of the Boy Scouts of America as recently as 2021.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Arthur was our neighborhood’s unofficial scoutmaster.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
Concurrently, his scout troop got a new scoutmaster who had lost a hand, inspiring Sam for his Eagle Scout project.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
Eaton also volunteered as an assistant scoutmaster in upstate New York with a unit of the Boy Scouts of America as recently as 2021.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2023
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scoutmaster
noun
scout·mas·ter
ˈskau̇t-ˌmas-tər
: the leader of a band of scouts and especially of a troop of Boy Scouts
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