Definition of Scout
Verb: scout skawt
- Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
"They were immediately confronted with an order from General Jackson to scout the British camp";
- reconnoiter [US], reconnoitre [Brit, Cdn], recce
- A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
"the scout stayed in his box to avoid the cold";
- lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket
- (sport) someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
- talent scout
- Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- pathfinder, guide
- A Boy Scout or Girl Scout
See also:
scouses
scoutcraft
Anagrams containing the word Scout