scout
1a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
a person sent out to obtain information.
Sports.
a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.
a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.
a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.
an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.
Sometimes Scout . a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.
Informal. a person: He's a good scout.
a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.
to act as a scout; reconnoiter.
to make a search; hunt.
to work as a talent scout.
to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter: to scout the enemy's defenses.
to seek; search for (usually followed by out or up): to scout up a date for Friday night.
to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually followed by out or up): Scout out a good book for me to read.
Origin of scout
1Other definitions for scout (2 of 2)
Origin of scout
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How to use scout in a sentence
In the 90s, it kept gay men out of leadership roles in the Boy Scouts of America.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Girl Scouts have set aside two hours for them to make their case at a discussion session.
And my Skin Scouts also go to advance promotional screenings.
The Movie Nudity Maestro: Jim McBride on 15 Years of Mr. Skin and That Scarlett Johansson Scene | Marlow Stern | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo he and the scouts dug into a limestone hill and built a factory in record speed.
The Girl Scouts uses palm oil to make its cookies, as do manufacturers of ice cream, crackers, packaged breads, and margarine.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees | Carrie Arnold | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Scouts reported that Porter still occupied his camp, and showed no sign of moving.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnBack to find Guitar the scouts rode; but it was night when they found him and then nearly where they had left him.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnFiring a random volley, those that lived turned and fled, pursued by the scouts.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnMore than once would the pursuers have been at fault had it not been for Lawrence and his little band of scouts.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe scouts were in advance, and had been following the trail through a rough and broken country.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
British Dictionary definitions for scout (1 of 3)
/ (skaʊt) /
a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
sport a person employed by a club to seek new players
the act or an instance of scouting
(esp at Oxford University) a college servant: Compare gyp 3
obsolete (in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization
informal a fellow or companion
to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information
(tr; sometimes foll by out or up) to seek
(intr) to act as a scout for a sports club
(intr; foll by about or around) to go in search (for)
Origin of scout
1Derived forms of scout
- scouter, noun
British Dictionary definitions for scout (2 of 3)
/ (skaʊt) /
archaic to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
Origin of scout
2British Dictionary definitions for Scout (3 of 3)
/ (skaʊt) /
(sometimes not capital) a boy or (in some countries) a girl who is a member of a worldwide movement (the Scout Association) founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility: See also Air Scout, Girl Scout, Guide, Sea Scout, Venture Scout
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Other Idioms and Phrases with scout
see good egg (scout).
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