scoutmaster

[skout-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

noun

1. the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts. scout.

2. the adult leader of a troop of Boy Scouts.

scoutmaster

/ ˈskaʊtˌmɑːstə /

noun

1. a former name for Scout Leader

Word History and Origins

Origin of scoutmaster¹

First recorded in 1570–80; scout ¹ + master

Example Sentences

Montgomery was highly experienced in wilderness survival and a former scoutmaster himself.

From Los Angeles Times

“Girls were like: ‘You can join Boy Scouts of America?’” said Chipman, now a 20-year-old college student and assistant scoutmaster of her troop.

From Seattle Times

Ben Burns has been the scoutmaster of a troop of disabled scouts in Dallas since 2010.

From New York Times

Some performed first aid on their own scoutmasters who had been seriously injured.

From Washington Post

It wasn’t until just a few years ago, Humphrey says, that he realized his hair loss at such a young age could be related to the three years he was abused by his scoutmaster.

From Washington Post