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akela

American  
[uh-kee-luh] / əˈki lə /

noun

  1. (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.


Akela British  
/ ɑːˈkeɪlə /

noun

  1. US equivalent: Den Mother.  the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts

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Etymology

Origin of akela

After Akela, leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Books by Kipling

Example Sentences

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The screenplay is by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing and Akela Cooper, the last who has brought her own uniquely bonkers sensibility to films like “Malignant” and “M3GAN.”

From Los Angeles Times

"M3GAN" screenwriter Akela Cooper further reinforced M3GAN's reputation, saying the film's theme of found family rang true for many queer viewers.

From Salon

His nuptials with Akela Banuelos at an ocean-view vista in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., would mark the beginning of a new journey, and now here was the national team offering a fresh start.

From Washington Post

Johnstone recalled the screenwriter, Akela Cooper, advocating it be cut.

From New York Times

Credit the haute modness to the costume designer Daniel Cruden but her hauteur to the screenwriter Akela Cooper, who has a way with melodrama.

From New York Times