Scout word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "scout" word
[noun] someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
[noun] someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
[verb] explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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\Scout\ (skout), n. [Icel. sk[=u]ta a small craft or cutter.] A swift sailing boat. [Obs.] So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers. --Pepys.
\Scout\, n. [Icel. sk[=u]ta to jut out. Cf. {Scout} to reject.] A projecting rock. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
\Scout\ (skout), v. t. [Icel. sk[=u]ta a taunt; cf. Icel. sk[=u]ta to jut out, skota to shove, skj[=o]ta to shoot, to shove. See {Shoot}.] To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. ``Flout 'em and scout 'em.'' --Shak.
\Scout\, n. [OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter, escolter, to listen, to hear, F. ['e]couter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See {Auscultation}.] 1. 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. Scouts each coast light-arm[`e]d scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton. 2. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. [Cant] 3. (Cricket) A fielder in a game for practice. 4. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. [Colloq.] While the rat is on the scout. --Cowper. Syn: {Scout}, {Spy}. Usage: In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.
\Scout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scouting}.] 1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. Take more men, And scout him round. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
\Scout\, v. i. To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout. With obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night. --Milton.
Synonyms for scout
guide, lookout, lookout man, pathfinder, picket, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, sentinel, sentry, spotter, talent scout, watch
See also: expert | hunting guide | observe | recruiter | security guard | watcher | watchman |
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Let's analyse "scout" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: TUOCS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
scout: 6 + 3 = 9, reduced: 9 . and the final result is Nine. |
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