scoutmaster
pronunciation
How to pronounce scoutmaster in British English:
UK [ˈskaʊtmɑ:stə(r)]
How to pronounce scoutmaster in American English:
US [ˈskaʊtmæstər]
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- Noun:
- the leader of a troop of Scouts
Word Origin
- scoutmaster (n.)
- also scout-master, 1570s, from scout (n.) + master (n.). Boy Scouting sense from 1908.
Example
- 1. The boy 's plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because they could not find a man to be scoutmaster .
- 2. The boy s plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because they could not find a man to be scoutmaster .
- 3. The more responsibility the scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders , the more they will respond .
- 4. The scoutmaster wanted the best boys to put up the tents and let the awkward squad go off and fetch water .