scout in English dictionary

  • scout

    Meanings and definitions of "scout"

    • (dated) A swift sailing boat.
    • (archaic) A projecting rock.
    • A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
    • The 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.
    • (UK) A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
    • (UK) A fielder in a game for practice.
    • (historical), (UK) A term used until 1920's of a fighter aircraft.
    • (obsolete) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.
    • To explore a wide terrain, as on a search.
    • noun
      A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
    • noun
      An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
    • 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.
    • noun
      A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
    • noun
      (Britain)
      A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
    • noun
      (Britain, cricket)
      A fielder in a game for practice.
    • noun
      (historical, Britain, up until 1920s)
      A fighter aircraft.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A projecting rock.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A swift sailing boat.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To explore a wide terrain, as on a search; to reconnoiter.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To reject with contempt.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To scoff.
    • To survey something (generally an enemy's land and position).
    • scout (army)
    • person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
    • act of scouting
    • member of the scout movement
    • one who identifies promising talent
    • to explore a wide terrain
    • noun
      a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
    • noun
      someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
    • noun
      someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
    • verb
      explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

    Synonyms of "scout" in English dictionary

    little girl, watch, expert are the top synonyms of "scout" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of scout

    • scout ( plural  scouts)
    • scout ( third-person singular simple present scouts, present participle scouting, simple past and past participle scouted)
    • scout (plural scouts)
    • scout (third-person singular simple present scouts, present participle scouting, simple past and past participle scouted)
  • Scout

    Meanings and definitions of "scout"

    • noun
      A member of any of various scouting organizations.
    • noun
      A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.
    • proper
      A nickname, used for both genders.
    • noun
      a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

    Grammar and declension of scout

    • Scout (plural Scouts)

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