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Definition of 'scout'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) scout
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.

2.  scout
a person sent out to obtain information.

3.  scout
a person employed to discover new talent, as in sports or the entertainment field.

4.  scout
a person who observes and reports on the tactics, players, etc., of rival teams.

5.  scout
the act of reconnoitering.

6.  scout
(sometimes cap.) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.

7.  scout
Informal. a person:
a good scout.

8.  scout
a student's servant at Oxford University.

9. (v.i.) scout
to act as a scout; reconnoiter.

10.  scout
to make a search; hunt.

11.  scout
to work as a talent scout.

12. (v.t.) scout
to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter.

13.  scout
to seek; search for (usu. fol. by out or up):
to scout up a date for Friday night.

14.  scout
to find by seeking or searching (usu. fol. by out or up):
Scout out a good book for me to read.

15. (v.t.) scout
to reject or dismiss with scorn or derision.

16. (v.i.) scout
to scoff; jeer.

Etymology: (1595–1605; perh. < ON skūta, skūt abuse, angry words. Cf. shout)

Definition of 'scout'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

2. (noun) Scout
a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

3. (noun) scout, talent scout
someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

4. (verb) scout, pathfinder, guide
someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

5. (verb) scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Definition of 'scout'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) scout
a member of a group who is sent out to get information for the group
The scout reported the enemy's position.

2. scout
sb who's job is to find new and talented performers, sports players, etc.
a talent scout; Several professional scouts were at the game.

3. scout
a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
I was a scout.

Definition of 'scout'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) scout
a swift sailing boat

2. (noun) scout
a projecting rock

3. (noun) scout
a person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy

4. (noun) scout
a college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip

5. (noun) scout
a fielder in a game for practice

6. (noun) scout
the act of scouting or reconnoitering

7. (verb) scout
to reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology

8. (verb) scout
to observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout

9. (verb) scout
to pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country

10. (verb) scout
to go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout

Translation of 'scout'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a person, aircraft etc sent out to bring in information, spy etc The scouts reported that there were Indians nearby.
Afrikaans: verkenner	Arabic: كَشّاف	Bulgarian: разузнавач
Brazilian: batedor	Czech: zvěd, špeh	German: der/die Kundschafter(in)
Danish: spejder	Greek: ανιχνευτής	Spanish: explorador
Estonian: luuraja	Farsi: ديده ور	Finnish: tiedustelija
French: éclaireur/-euse	Hebrew: מְרָגֵל, צוֹפֶה	Croatian: izviđač
Hungarian: felderítő	Indonesian: penunjuk jalan	Icelandic: njósnari
Italian: esploratore, ricognitore	Japanese: 偵察兵	Korean: 정찰병
Lithuanian: žvalgas	Latvian: izlūks	Malay: peninjau
Dutch: verkenner	Norwegian: speider	Polish: wywiadowca
Persian: ديده ور	Pashto: څارندوى، مخبر، جاسوس: مخب	Portuguese: batedor
Romanian: spion	Russian: разведчик	Slovak: zved,špeh(úň)
Slovenian: izvidnik	Serbian: skaut	Swedish: spanare, spejare
Thai: คนหรือเครื่องบินที่ถูกส่ง	Turkish: keşif eri/uçağı	Taiwanese: 偵察員，偵察機
Ukrainian: розвідник	Urdu: کوئی فوجی آدمی یا جہاز جس	Vietnamese: người hoặc tàu, máy bay..
Chinese: 侦察员，侦察机
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