talent scout
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of talent scout
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Snead now viewed himself less as a pure talent scout and more as a value investor who just happened to be in the business of picking NFL stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
After a talent scout visited Millie Bobby Brown’s acting class in Orlando, Fla., her family moved across the country to Los Angeles to see if she would make it in Hollywood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Luke says the proposal had come via a modelling website from a man who said he worked as a talent scout and executive assistant for Mr Jeffries - then head of the billion-dollar teen retailer.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
Aside from the talent scout, the male characters in the play are conspicuously nice.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
She was heavyset, dowdy, strict, seemingly old to Terryl, though she was only in her thirties, and a caring talent scout.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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