Definition of scout Scout
/skawˈt/ - [skawt] - scout
We found 35 definitions of scout from 8 different sources.
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What does scout mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: scouts |
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| scout - someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | ||
| pathfinder, guide | ||
| expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | ||
| hunting guide guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory | ||
| trailblazer someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees | ||
| scout - a Boy Scout or Girl Scout | ||
| male child, boy a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform" | ||
| female child, little girl, girl a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" | ||
| boy scout a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts | ||
| scout - someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) | ||
| talent scout | ||
| recruiter an official who enlists personnel for military service | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
| scout - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||
| lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket | ||
| security guard, watchman, watcher a guard who keeps watch | ||
Verb |
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| scout - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||
| reconnoiter, reconnoitre | ||
| observe stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- scout (Noun)
A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground. - scout (Noun)
An act of scouting or reconnoitering. - scout (Noun)
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. - scout (Noun)
A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team. - scout (Noun)
A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. - scout (Noun)
A fielder in a game for practice. - scout (Noun)
A term used until 1920's of a fighter aircraft. - scout (Noun)
A swift sailing boat. - scout (Noun)
A projecting rock. - scout (Verb)
To explore a wide terrain, as on a search; to reconnoiter. - scout (Verb)
To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. - scout (Verb)
To reject with contempt. - scout (Verb)
To scoff.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scout (n.)
A swift sailing boat. - scout (n.)
A projecting rock. - scout (v. t.)
To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. - scout (n.)
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. - scout (n.)
A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. - scout (n.)
A fielder in a game for practice. - scout (n.)
The act of scouting or reconnoitering. - scout (v. t.)
To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout. - scout (v. t.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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scout
To survey something (generally an enemy's land and position).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.] -
scout
skowt, v.t. to sneer at: to reject with disdain.—adv. Scout′ingly, sneeringly. [Scand.,—Ice. skúta, skúti, a taunt—skjóta, to shoot.] -
scout
skowt, v.i. (Scot.) to pour forth a liquid forcibly, esp. excrement.—n. the guillemot
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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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.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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scout
A college errand-boy at Oxford, called a gyp at Cambridge. Also a watchman or a watch. CANT.
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