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   Scout

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   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 reconnoitering an area: "I returned from a lengthy scout around the area" Similar reconnaissancereconnoiterexplorationsearchexpeditioninformal:recceshuftirecon
   • ▪ short for talent scout
   • 2. a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance, especially a small, fast aircraft: "a single-seater scout"
   • 3. a Boy Scout or Girl Scout: "a scout leader"
   • 4. a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University.
   • 5. a man or boy: informal, dated "I've got nothing against Harrison—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 aroundferret (around)root 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 reconnoiterexploretake 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: "Johnson has been scouting for the Pirates"

   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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scouter noun

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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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   What does it mean to be a scout?

   • A Scout is a “friend of all the world” and “a brother to every other Scout”. “The way to have a friend is to be one.” The Dutch fishermen, big and brawny as they are, take up the whole street when walking down it. But when strangers come along they stand to one side, and smilingly take off their caps as he passes.

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   What does scout out mean?

   • scout something out survey, investigate, observe, explore, scan, inspect, scrutinize, case (slang), recce (slang), reconnoitre, spy out, make a reconnaissance (of)Their mission is to scout out places where helicopters can land. delve, dig, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter.

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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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   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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