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   scout

   /skaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements: "forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead" Similar lookoutlookout man/womanoutrideradvance guardvanguardspyavant-courier
   • ▪ an instance of gathering information, especially by reconnoitring an area: "I returned from a lengthy scout round the area" Similar reconnaissancereconnoitreexplorationsearchexpeditioninformal:recceshuftirecon
   • ▪ short for talent scout
   • 2. a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, especially a small, fast aircraft: "a single-seater scout"
   • 3. a member of the Scout Association or a similar organization: "a scout leader"
   • 4. a honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source.
   • 5. a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University.
   • 6. a man or boy: informal, dated "I've got nothing against old Adrian—he's a good scout"

   verb

   • 1. make a search for someone or something in various places: "I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper" Similar searchlookhuntcast aboutcast roundcast aroundferret (about)ferret (around)root aboutroot around
   • ▪ (especially of a soldier) go ahead of a main force so as to gather information about an enemy's position, strength, or movements: "outriders went scouting for small settlements to loot"
   • ▪ explore or examine (a place or area of business) so as to gather information about it: "American companies are keen to scout out business opportunities" Similar reconnoitreexploretake a look atmake a reconnaissance ofinspectinvestigatespy outsurveymake a survey ofexaminescanstudyobservesee how the land liesfind out the lie of the landinformal:reccemake a recce ofcheck outcasecase the jointtake a shufti roundsuss outrecon
   • ▪ look for suitably talented people for recruitment to one's own organization or sports team: "Butcher has been scouting for United"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French escouter ‘listen’, earlier ascolter, from Latin auscultare. scout1 (sense 5 of the noun) (early 18th century) is of uncertain origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scouter noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCOUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     SCOUT meaning: 1. a person, especially a soldier, sent out...

   • Znaczenie Scout, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     scout definicja: 1. a person, especially a soldier, sent out...

   • Scout: German Translation

     scout translate: der Kundschafter / die Kundschafterin, der...

   • Scout: Russian Translation

     SCOUT translate: скаут , человек, подыскивающий талантливых...

   • Scout: Indonesian Translation

     scout translate: penunjuk jalan, pramuka, menyelidiki. Learn...

   • Scout: Thai Translation

     scout translate: คนหรือเครื่องบินที่ถูกส่งออกไปลาดตระเวน,...

   • Scout Spanish Translation

     SCOUT translate: explorador, exploradora, cazatalentos,...

   • Scout: Danish Translation

     scout - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

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   Scout definition: a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.. See examples of SCOUT used in a sentence.

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   When you explore or investigate an area, you scout. If your cat is missing, you might send your friends out to scout around the neighborhood. When you scout, you're searching for information; the word comes from the Old French escouter , "to listen for," and its Latin source, auscultare , "to listen attentively."

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