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   scout

   /skaʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a soldier or other person sent out ahead of a main force so as to gather information about the enemy's position, strength, or movements: "forward scouts reported that the enemy were massing at two points ahead" Similar lookoutlookout man/womanoutrideradvance guardvanguardspyavant-courier
   • ▪ an instance of gathering information, especially by reconnoitring an area: "I returned from a lengthy scout round the area" Similar reconnaissancereconnoitreexplorationsearchexpeditioninformal:recceshuftirecon
   • ▪ short for talent scout
   • 2. a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, especially a small, fast aircraft: "a single-seater scout"
   • 3. a member of the Scout Association or a similar organization: "a scout leader"
   • 4. a honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source.
   • 5. a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University.
   • 6. a man or boy: informal, dated "I've got nothing against old Adrian—he's a good scout"

   verb

   • 1. make a search for someone or something in various places: "I was sent to scout around for a place to park the camper" Similar searchlookhuntcast aboutcast roundcast aroundferret (about)ferret (around)root aboutroot around
   • ▪ (especially of a soldier) go ahead of a main force so as to gather information about an enemy's position, strength, or movements: "outriders went scouting for small settlements to loot"
   • ▪ explore or examine (a place or area of business) so as to gather information about it: "American companies are keen to scout out business opportunities" Similar reconnoitreexploretake a look atmake a reconnaissance ofinspectinvestigatespy outsurveymake a survey ofexaminescanstudyobservesee how the land liesfind out the lie of the landinformal:reccemake a recce ofcheck outcasecase the jointtake a shufti roundsuss outrecon
   • ▪ look for suitably talented people for recruitment to one's own organization or sports team: "Butcher has been scouting for United"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French escouter ‘listen’, earlier ascolter, from Latin auscultare. scout1 (sense 5 of the noun) (early 18th century) is of uncertain origin.

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   • 1. scouter noun

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   What is a Boy Scout?

   • (sometimes not capital) a boy or (in some countries) a girl who is a member of a worldwide movement (the Scout Association) founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility. See also Air Scout, Girl Scout, Guide, Sea Scout, Venture Scout

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   What does Scout mean?

   • He's scouting about/around for somewhere better to live. She's visiting Connecticut to scout out (= discover information about) the east coast housing market. She later joined the Scouts. A scout is also a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy. [ I ] Retired folks were scouting for homes in Florida.

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   Why was scouting important?

   • It may be that scouting was politically important for symbolic reasons or because it was unusual in its universalist (but gender-exclusive) laws. Only two cases occurred in the older age group and these were both venture scouts. Scout when only 9% of the aphids survived from birth to reproductively mature adults (table 2).

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   What does a scout do?

   • A scout is also a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy. [ I ] Retired folks were scouting for homes in Florida. [ I ] When not traveling worldwide to scout out ideas, they visit with their daughter Sarah. [ I ] I scouted for the Angels baseball team for about 15 years.

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   1. proper noun [with singular or plural verb] The Scouts is an organization for children and young people which teaches them to be practical, sensible, and helpful. 2. countable noun. A Scout is a member of the Scouts. ...a party of seven Scouts and three leaders on a camping trip. ...a Scout troop.

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   When you explore or investigate an area, you scout. If your cat is missing, you might send your friends out to scout around the neighborhood.

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   Scout can mean a person who spies, explores, or searches for information, or a member of a worldwide movement for youth development. It can also mean to reject or scoff at something or someone.

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