scout
IPA: skˈaʊt
noun
- A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- 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.
- A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
- A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
- (Oxford University, modern) A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
- (Oxford University, Harvard University, Yale University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
- (UK, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
- (historical, UK, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
- (radiography) A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
- (informal) Term of address for a man or boy.
- (dated) A swift sailing boat.
- The guillemot.
- A member of any of various scouting organizations.
- A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.
- A nickname, used for both genders.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
- (transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
- (transitive) To reject with contempt.
- (intransitive) To scoff.
- (Scotland) To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement.
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Examples of "scout" in Sentences
- TRY THIS ON Let your child do what ever you think is right around you or supervised in scout/and outdoor activities.
- As you scout from the vehicle, you get a chance to talk about gear, techniques, the animals, and different hunting experiences.
- After boot camp, the sergeant encouraged some of us tougher boys who could shoot a little to volunteer for what he called the scout/snipers.
- In some cases, an American 18-year-old boy scout is more capable than the Afghans, and 30 percent of the Afghan recruits do not pass or quit once they reach their unit in the combat zone
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