akela

[uh-kee-luh]

noun

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

Akela

/ ɑːˈkeɪlə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Akela¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Akela¹

C20: after a character in Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894–95), who is the leader of a wolfpack

Example Sentences

The Intercept’s Akela Lacy found that even some more rural, conservative prosecutors opposed the proposal—not out of any love of reform—but because consolidation would likely undermine their own power.

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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.”

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

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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.

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

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