eagle scout

American  

noun

1. a boy scout who has achieved the highest rank in U.S. scouting.

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Etymology

Origin of eagle scout

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

"He was kind and accomplished – president of his class, an eagle scout, National Honor Society, band, an intern at city hall, among many other things."

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 2021

He was kind and accomplished – president of his class, an eagle scout, National Honor Society, band, an intern at city hall, among many other things.

From Fox News • Nov. 30, 2021

Scouts for Equality, a group created by 21-year-old Zach Wahls, a straight eagle scout with two mothers, has staged perhaps the most intense offensive.

From Time • May 21, 2013

Trekkers carrying side arms have included Kit Carson and, more recently, eagle scout and FBI Director William Sessions, who brought along pistol-packing bodyguards.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did not want to be a star scout; he must be an eagle scout.

From Roy Blakeley in the Haunted Camp by Fitzhugh, Percy Keese