Definitions for Scout
skaʊtscout

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picketnoun

   a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

2. Scoutnoun

   a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

3. scout, talent scoutnoun

   someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

4. scout, pathfinder, guideverb

   someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

5. scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitreverb

   explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

GCIDERate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Scoutnoun

   A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scoutnoun

   A swift sailing boat.

2. scoutnoun

   A projecting rock.

3. scoutnoun

   The act of scouting or reconnoitering.

4. scoutnoun

   A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.

5. scoutverb

   To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.

6. scoutverb

   To explore a wide terrain, as on a search.

7. scoutnoun

   A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.

8. scoutnoun

   An act of scouting or reconnoitering.

   while the rat is on the scout

9. scoutnoun

   A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.

10. scoutnoun

    A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.

    We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity. Mata sat in a car park in 2003, when he was 14, and watched his father talking to a Real Madrid scout.

11. scoutnoun

    A college servant, originally implying a male servant, attending to students or undergraduates in a variety of ways that includes cleaning; corresponding to the duties of a gyp or possibly bedder at Cambridge University; and at Dublin, a skip.

12. scoutnoun

    A fielder in a game for practice.

13. scoutnoun

    A fighter aircraft.

14. scoutnoun

    Term of address for a man or boy.

    "Listen, old scout," Mr. Osborn said solemnly, "you think New York is heartless, but that's not what it is."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scoutnoun

   One who is sent privily to observe the motions of the enemy.

   Etymology: escout, Fr. from escouter; auscultare, Lat. to listen; scolta, Italian.

   Are not the speedy scouts return’d again,
   That dogg’d the mighty army of the dauphin? William Shakespeare.

   As when a scout,
   Through dark and desert ways with peril gone
   All night, at last, by break of cheerful dawn,
   Obtains the brow of some high-climbing hill. John Milton.

   This great vessel may have lesser cabins, wherein scouts may be lodged for the taking of observations. John Wilkins.

   The scouts to sev’ral parts divide their way,
   To learn the natives names, their towns, explore
   The coasts. John Dryden, Æn.

2. To Scoutverb

   To go out in order to observe the motions of an enemy privately.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Oft on the bordering deep
   Encamp their legions; or with obscure wing
   Scout far and wide into the realm of night,
   Scorning surprize. John Milton.

   As a hunted panther casts about
   Her glaring eyes, and pricks her list’ning ears to scout,
   So she, to shun his toils, her cares employ’d. Dryden.

   Command a party out,
   With a strict charge not to engage, but scout. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scout

   A scout is a person or device that gathers information or observes an area or enemy ahead, often for military, sports, or exploratory purposes. The term can also refer to a member of an international youth organization (Scouts), where they learn various outdoor skills and participate in community service.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scoutnoun

   a swift sailing boat

2. Scoutnoun

   a projecting rock

3. Scoutverb

   to reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology

4. Scoutnoun

   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

5. Scoutnoun

   a college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip

6. Scoutnoun

   a fielder in a game for practice

7. Scoutnoun

   the act of scouting or reconnoitering

8. Scoutverb

   to observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout

9. Scoutverb

   to pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country

10. Scoutverb

    to go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout

11. Etymology: [OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter, escolter, to listen, to hear, F. couter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See Auscultation.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Scout

   The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages. The original Scout was designed in 1957 at the NACA Langley center. Scouts were used from 1961 until 1994. To enhance reliability the development team opted to use "off the shelf" hardware, originally produced for military programs. According to the NASA fact sheet: ... the first stage motor was a combination of the Jupiter Senior and the Navy Polaris; the second stage came from the Army MGM-29 Sergeant; and the third and fourth stage motors were designed by Langley engineers who adapted a version of the Navy Vanguard. The first successful orbital launch of a Scout, on February 16, 1961, delivered Explorer 9, a 7-kg satellite used for atmospheric density studies, into orbit. The final launch of a Scout, using a Scout G-1, was on May 9, 1994. The payload was the Miniature Sensor Technology Integration 2 military spacecraft with a mass of 163 kg, which remained in orbit until 1998.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Scout

   skowt, n. one sent out to bring in tidings, observe the enemy, &c.: a spy: a sneak: in cricket, a fielder: the act of watching: a bird of the auk family: a college servant at Oxford, the same as gyp in Cambridge and skip in Dublin.—v.t. to watch closely.—n. Scout′-mas′ter, an officer who has the direction of army scouts. [O. Fr. escoute—escouter (It. ascoltare)—L. auscultāre, to listen—auris, the ear.]

2. Scout

   skowt, v.t. to sneer at: to reject with disdain.—adv. Scout′ingly, sneeringly. [Scand.,—Ice. skúta, skúti, a taunt—skjóta, to shoot.]

3. Scout

   skowt, v.i. (Scot.) to pour forth a liquid forcibly, esp. excrement.—n. the guillemot.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scout

   A person sent out in the front or on the flank of an army to observe the force and movements of the enemy. He should be a keen observer, and withal fleet of foot, or well mounted.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scout

   A boy or girl with membership of a specific youth organization.

   The boy scout and girl scout went on a trip together.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. scout

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCOUT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scout is ranked #134712 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scout surname appeared 125 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Scout.
   
   74.4% or 93 total occurrences were White.
   12% or 15 total occurrences were Black.
   9.6% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Female Child
   • Male Child
   • Observe
   • Watchman

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How to pronounce Scout?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Scout in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scout in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Scout in a Sentence

1. Justin Timberlake:

   Maybe we should start a survey, i know everybody automatically thinks about Instagram Samoas vs Thin Mints when they think of Girl Scout cookies.

2. Harper Lee:

   In the mid-1950s, I completed a novel called' Go Set a Watchman,' it features the character known as Scout as an adult woman, and I thought it a pretty decent effort. My editor, who was taken by the flashbacks to Scout's childhood, persuaded me to write a novel( what became' To Kill a Mockingbird') from the point of view of the young Scout.

3. Lance Whipple:

   Whether Girl Scouts Innovation Manager-Latino community win the challenge or not, Girl Scout Cookie-inspired dessert challenge’s just a blast to be part of Girl Scout Cookie-inspired dessert challenge, every time that Girl Scouts Innovation Manager-Latino community go to a table and Girl Scouts Innovation Manager-Latino community say that Girl Scouts Innovation Manager-Latino community’re participating in it, everybody’s eyes glow. It’s just such an easy sell because everybody loves Girl Scout cookies.

4. Randi Bangerter:

   There is usually an in-person award ceremony in the spring, so we will have to see whether or not we can have one this year, my favorite thing about being a Girl Scout is learning new skills and money management and about becoming a better person and a better leader.

5. Thomas Robb:

   Our members don’t stand out, they don’t walk around giving Nazi salutes. They might be your next door neighbor or Cub Scout leader.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Scout
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Scout
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scout
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Scout
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Scout
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Scout
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Scout
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Scout