talent scout
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of talent scout
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
One day, a Los Angeles talent scout visited our class.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
One of those viewers was a talent scout for Warner Bros records, who signed Dimsdale to a record deal on Christmas Eve 2019.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
Sagi and her older sister, Sol, 34, were born in Hong Kong where her father, Moshe, worked as a soccer talent scout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 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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