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scout
1[ skout ]
noun
- 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 Scout. 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.
Scout
1/ 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 responsibility See also Air Scout Girl Scout Guide Sea Scout Venture Scout
scout
2/ skaʊt /
noun
- a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
- military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
- sport a person employed by a club to seek new players
- the act or an instance of scouting
- (esp at Oxford University) a college servant Compare gyp 3
- obsolete.(in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization
- informal.a 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)
scout
3/ skaʊt /
verb
- archaic.to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
Derived Forms
- ˈscouter, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of scout1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scout1
Origin of scout2
Idioms and Phrases
see good egg (scout) .Example Sentences
“I think coach Palmer did an amazing job with the scout and I think we were really well prepared, so that just makes things a lot easier for us.”
Carroll was asked at the scouting combine about another of his former Seattle players, Russell Wilson, another quarterback headed into free agency.
That allowed Kego to shine in front of Crystal Palace scouts, joining the Eagles aged eight and later winning their academy player of the year.
But when I scouted the kitchen, I was blown away.
“Honestly, the next day, we were scouting in the van, and he told me about his dream. It’s basically what we shot — his steroid-induced dream.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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