вожа́тый

rare #17666

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
counselor (at a camp), group leader, Young Pioneer leader
Вожа́тый собра́л детей на заря́дку.
The counselor gathered the children for morning exercises.
The Pioneer-leader meaning belongs to the Soviet era; in modern use it means a counselor at a children's camp.
2.
tram driver, streetcar operatortransport
Вожа́тый объяви́л сле́дующую остано́вку.
The tram driver announced the next stop.
3.
(rare) guide, leader
Слепо́го вёл вожа́тый.
A guide was leading the blind man.
Dated or bookish.

Examples

Мой отец работал вожатым в пионерлагере.
My father worked as a camp counselor at a pioneer camp.
Наш вожатый в лагере играл с нами в футбол.
Our camp counselor played soccer with us.
Дети слушались вожатого во всём.
The children obeyed the camp counselor in everything.
Вожатый должен знать, где установи́ть пала́тку.
The leader should know where to set up the tent.