Definition of "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.
An 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.
A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
A fielder in a game for practice.
A term used until 1920's of a fighter aircraft.
A swift sailing boat.
A projecting rock.
- verb
To explore a wide terrain, as on a search.
To reject with contempt.
To scoff.
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