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merit badger

merit badger noun: a Boy Scout who is pursuing a certain merit badge or merit badges.

Noun

merit badger (plural merit badgers)

  1. (rare, scouting) A Boy Scout who is pursuing a certain merit badge or merit badges.

Forms of merit badger

pluralmerit badgers

Origin of merit badger

From merit badge + -er.

Questions about merit badger

What does merit badger mean?
Merit badger means a Boy Scout who is pursuing a certain merit badge or merit badges.
What part of speech is merit badger?
Merit badger is a noun.
What is the plural of merit badger?
The plural of merit badger is merit badgers.

Words near merit badger in the dictionary

  1. merit badge
  2. merit badge college
  3. merit badge colleges
  4. merit badge universities
  5. merit badge university
  6. merit badger
  7. merit badgers
  8. merit badges
  9. merit badging
  10. merit field
  11. merit fields

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