a 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 initial capital letter) 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.
verb (used without object)
to act as a scout; reconnoiter.
to make a search; hunt.
to work as a talent scout.
verb (used with object)
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
1
1300–50; (v.) Middle English skowten<Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter (French écouter to listen) <Late Latin ascultāre,Latin auscultāre to listen; see auscultate; (noun) <Middle French escoute, derivative of escouter
It’s inexpensive enough to outfit an entire cub-scout troop, and even comes with three AA batteries.
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Grant said that as Cleveland scouts spoke with Civale in college, they came away impressed with how the CAA All-Academic standout at Northeastern University could recall every pitch from his recent starts.
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These scout for infrared light — a type the human eye can’t see.
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Superconducting chips interface with those cavities and are used to perform operations on the qubits and scout for errors.
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However, Ledbetter noted that “scouts have already been scouting these athletes for two years.”
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The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
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From there, he led groups of Kansa and Osage to scout for Spanish garrisons.
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The next year he sat in the living room and listened again while Fred Pinckney, the Detroit scout, talked.
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“I saw one game last year when this kid touched the ball about twice in the entire second half,” says one NBA scout.
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According to the Save Our Scout Camps website, the lawsuit remains active.
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"That's just fine, Oscar," commented the scout master, as though pleased at so great a show of forethought in two of his charges.
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So saying, the scout laid before his canine friend the last piece of his dried buffalo meat.
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The scout came out on a small rise where the rails of the fence were cloaked on his side by brush.
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Meantime, Jim had removed some rails from the fence and was bringing them to the scout's aid.
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Besides, a scout is supposed to be wideawake and on the alert.
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British Dictionary definitions for scout (1 of 3)
scout1
/ (skaʊt) /
noun
a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
militarya person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
sporta person employed by a club to seek new players
the act or an instance of scouting
(esp at Oxford University) a college servantCompare gyp 3
obsolete(in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization
informala fellow or companion
verb
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)
Derived forms of scout
scouter, noun
Word Origin for scout
C14: from Old French ascouter to listen to, from Latin auscultāre to auscultate
British Dictionary definitions for scout (2 of 3)
scout2
/ (skaʊt) /
verb
archaicto reject (a person or thing) with contempt
Word Origin for scout
C17: from Old Norse skūta derision
British Dictionary definitions for scout (3 of 3)
Scout
/ (skaʊt) /
noun
(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 responsibilitySee also Air Scout, Girl Scout, Guide, Sea Scout, Venture Scout