Scout Definition
skout
scouted, scouting, scouts
verb
scouted, scouting, scouts
To go out in search of information about the enemy; reconnoiter.
Webster's New World
To follow closely so as to spy upon.
Webster's New World
To observe and evaluate (a talented person), as for possible hiring.
American Heritage
To look for; watch.
Webster's New World
To reject as absurd; flout; scoff at.
Webster's New World
noun
scouts
One that is dispatched from a main body to gather information, especially in preparation for military action.
American Heritage
A soldier, ship, or plane sent to spy out the strength, movements, etc. of the enemy.
Webster's New World
A person sent out to observe the tactics of an opponent, to search out new talent, etc.
A baseball scout.
Webster's New World
The act of reconnoitering.
Webster's New World
A watcher or sentinel.
American Heritage
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pronoun
A nickname, used for both genders.
Wiktionary
Origin of Scout
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From Middle English scoute act of watching or spying from Old French escoute from escouter to listen alteration of ascouter from Vulgar Latin ascultāre alteration of Latin auscultāre ous- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Of Scandinavian origin skeud- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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