scout·mas·ter

(skout′măs′tər)

The adult leader in charge of a troop of Boy Scouts.

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scoutmaster

(ˈskaʊtˌmɑːstə)

a former name for Scout Leader

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scout•mas•ter

(ˈskaʊtˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər)

n.

the adult leader of a troop of Boy Scouts.

[1570–80]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

scoutmaster - the leader of a troop of Scouts

leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others

Translations

capo scout'guida

scoutmaster

[ˈskaʊtˌmɑːstəʳ] N → jefe m de exploradores

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scoutmaster

[ˈskaʊtmɑːstə^r] n → chef mf scout(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scoutmaster

[ˈskaʊtˌmɑːstəʳ] n → capogruppo dei boy-scout

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Meadows has served pancakes at the Annual Grace McWayne Pancake Breakfast, been a Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Pack 211, an assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 6, and a soccer coach for Tri Cities Soccer.

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The allure, Jackson recalled, was that the scoutmaster -- while posing as a supportive father figure -- let the boys engage in taboo pastimes such as smoking and drinking.

In emotional interviews, ex-Scouts open up about abuse

Clearwater, FL, April 17, 2019 --(PR.com)-- On April 6th, Chris Lumsden, Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 313 was awarded Scout Master of the Year by the Miccosukee District of the Boy Scouts Greater Tampa Bay Council.

Scoutmaster of Boy Scouts Troop 313 Awarded Scoutmaster of the Year at Clearwater Community Volunteers Center

Police said the boy took a dip in the lagoon without notifying his scoutmaster.

Boy Scout, 12, drowns in Cagayan province

A FORMER scoutmaster jailed for 12 years for historic sex abuse has been given an 11-year sentence after more victims came forward.

Scoutmaster abuser gets 11 more years

A FORMER policeman and scoutmaster accused of indecently assaulting eight boys over a 21-year timeframe kept a list of youngsters he had a sexual interest in, a court has heard.

Ex-cop and scout leader 'kept list of boys he liked' former constable was 'fortunate to have avoided prosecution in the past'

Yet the lessons taught him by a scoutmaster in church premises on Middlesbrough's Corporation Road equipped young Ray Hannan for a task no longer needed in the building trade.

Bridge building prepared scout Ray for working life

By HYWEL TREWYN Daily Post Reporter hywel.trewyn@trinitymirror.com A FORMER scoutmaster has pleaded guilty to 28 charges of sexually abusing eight boys - one aged only 12 - in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ex-scoutmaster admits sex abuse of boys as young as 12; MORE VICTIMS CAME FORWARD AFTER HE WAS JAILED IN 2014

He was also an assistant scoutmaster for Troop 1 in Princeton.

Scout leader dies after tree-cutting accident

SIR - Having been a member of the Scout Movement for almost 60 years, it gets up my nose when the term Scoutmaster is used (as in "Scoutmaster jailed for abusing boys" Western Mail, May 14).

No such thing as a Scoutmaster; Views of Wales

It asked Geoffrey McGrath, 49, an Eagle Scout and software engineer, to become scoutmaster.

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