Eagle Scout

noun

1

: a Boy Scout who has reached the highest level of achievement in scouting

2

: a straight-arrow and self-reliant man

Examples of Eagle Scout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boy Scouts name change follows decade-long identity crisis Former Scout leader, Jerry Gerlach, and Selby Chipman, an Eagle Scout of the 2021 inaugural female class, reacted to The Boy Scouts of America's name change and the organization's evolution. —Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2025

Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025

Naperville student helps church to earn Eagle Scout rank Naperville resident Henry Freeman, 18, earned his rank as an Eagle Scout after spending 149 hours creating a Little Free Library and restoring a picnic table for Grace United Methodist Church, troop leaders said in a news release. —Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

In 2011, Ulbricht, an Eagle Scout from Austin, Texas, founded Silk Road, an online black market that existed until his arrest, in 2013, for crimes related to drug trafficking, money laundering, and computer hacking. —Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Eagle Scout

noun

: a Boy Scout who has reached the highest level of achievement in scouting