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merit badger

noun

Etymology

From merit badge + -er.

  1. derived from *baugaz✻ — “ring, bracelet, armband”
  2. derived from bāg
  3. derived from baga — “ring”
  4. derived from bagea
  5. derived from bage
  6. inherited from badge
  7. compounded as merit badge — “merit + badge”
  8. suffixed as merit badger — “merit badge + er”

Definitions

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

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