scout
noun
1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Similar word(s): lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch
Definition categories: person, watcher, watchman
2. a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
Definition categories: person, girl, boy
3. someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
Definition categories: person, recruiter
4. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
Similar word(s): guide, pathfinder
verb
1. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Similar word(s): reconnoiter, reconnoitre
Definition categories: perception, observe
Sentences with scout as a verb:
- to scout an idea or an apology