merit badger

noun

A Boy Scout who is pursuing a certain merit badge or merit badges.

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Meanings

nounmerit badger (plural merit badgers)

plural merit badgers

  1. rarescoutingA Boy Scout who is pursuing a certain merit badge or merit badges.

Origin

From merit badge + -er.

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APA

merit badger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badger

MLA

“merit badger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merit badger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merit%20badger.

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