scoutmaster
noun
scout·mas·ter
ˈskau̇t-ˌma-stər 
: the leader of a band of scouts
specifically
: the adult leader of a Scouting America troop
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The scoutmaster called up two children to present badges to her and the princess.
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The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The disoriented hiker was 78-year-old Douglas Montgomery, an Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster who had trekked the same woods with Troop 10 of Burlingame, California, in the 1960s.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Ward is a straight-arrow scoutmaster, and Norton hits every fastidious line reading with an eager snap.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The area is named in honor of longtime Glencoe resident, former president of the park district, lawyer and scoutmaster, Stanton Schuman.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
The disoriented hiker was 78-year-old Douglas Montgomery, an Eagle Scout and former scoutmaster who had trekked the same woods with Troop 10 of Burlingame, California, in the 1960s.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2025
Ward is a straight-arrow scoutmaster, and Norton hits every fastidious line reading with an eager snap.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The area is named in honor of longtime Glencoe resident, former president of the park district, lawyer and scoutmaster, Stanton Schuman.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Scoutmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoutmaster. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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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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