scout | | |
n. (person) | 1. lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. |
| ~ security guard, watchman, watcher | a guard who keeps watch. |
n. (person) | 2. scout | a Boy Scout or Girl Scout. |
| ~ boy scout | a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts. |
| ~ female child, little girl, girl | a youthful female person.; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" |
| ~ girl scout | a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts. |
| ~ boy, male child | 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" |
n. (person) | 3. scout, talent scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports). |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ recruiter | someone who supplies members or employees. |
n. (person) | 4. guide, pathfinder, scout | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ sacagawea, sacajawea | the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way. |
v. (perception) | 5. reconnoiter, reconnoitre, scout | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody. |
| ~ observe | watch attentively.; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" |
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