Boy Scout
noun [ C ] US or old-fashioned UK uk/ˌbɔɪ ˈskaʊt/ us/ˈbɔɪ ˌskaʊt/
童子军
a member of the Scouts
I bought a raffle ticket from a Boy Scout.
Compare: GuideGirl GuideGirl Scout
See also: Scout
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- After his family settled in Pennsylvania, he joined the Boy Scouts and earned the rank of Eagle, the highest in scouting.
- The county has to decide whether to fund the Boy Scouts for another year.
- When you think of a bake sale, you think of the Boy Scouts and elementary school fund-raisers.
- This is the first year Timothy will camp out with the Boy Scouts.