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scouter

[ skou-ter ]

/ ˈskaʊ tər /

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noun

a person who scouts.

(often initial capital letter) a Boy Scout who is 18 years of age or over.

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Origin of scouter

First recorded in 1635–45; scout¹ + -er¹

Words nearby scouter

scourings, scouse, scout, scout car, scoutcraft, scouter, scouth, scouthood, scouting, Scout Leader, scoutmaster

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How to use scouter in a sentence

Everset went down in the scouter, maintaining radio contact with Jones, in the ship.
The Hour of Battle|Robert Sheckley
Why not let Xavier take the scouter down for overt diversion, and drop Arthur off in the helihopper for a low-level check?
Control Group|Roger Dee
Such a weapon as had brought down the helihopper and scouter was patently beyond reach of his own latter-day technology.
Control Group|Roger Dee
Your reptile is a scouter, or I'm no judge of Indian paints and Indian deviltries!
The Prairie|J. Fenimore Cooper

The port was still open, and the empty carrier rack in the bow told him that Gibson had not yet returned with the scouter.
The Anglers of Arz|Roger Phillips Dee