scout
31scout — [[t]ska͟ʊt[/t]] scouts, scouting, scouted 1) N COUNT A scout is someone who is sent to an area of countryside to find out the position of an enemy army. They set off, two men out in front as scouts, two behind in case of any attack from the rear …
32scout — I. /skaʊt / (say skowt) noun 1. a soldier, warship, aeroplane, or the like, employed in reconnoitring. 2. a person sent out to obtain information. 3. → Scout. 4. Sport a. a person detailed to observe and report on the techniques, players, etc.,… …
33scout´er — scout1 «skowt», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a person sent to find out what the enemy is doing. A scout wears a uniform; a spy does not. b) a warship, airplane, or other thing used to find out what the enemy is doing. 2. a person who is sent out to get… …
34scout — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy s position, strength, etc. 2 the act of seeking (esp. military) information (on the scout). 3 = talent scout. 4 (Scout) a member of the Scout Association, a… …
35Scout — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy s position, strength, etc. 2 the act of seeking (esp. military) information (on the scout). 3 = talent scout. 4 (Scout) a member of the Scout Association, a… …
36scout — scout1 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. ↘a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance. ↘an instance of scouting. 2》 (also… …
37scout — I n 1. reconnoiterer, outrider, leader, guide, advance man, avant courier, spy, bird dog, emissary; advance guard, vanguard, van. 2. Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Eagle Scout; Brownie, Girl Scout, Cadette, Senior Scout. v 3. reconnoiter, Obs. pickeer,… …
38Scout — /skaʊt/ (say skowt) noun (sometimes lower case) 1. a member of a worldwide youth movement, originating in the Boy Scout movement founded in England in 1907 by Sir Robert Baden Powell; members participate in organised activities which have the aim …
39scout — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escuter to listen, from Latin auscultare more at auscultation Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy) 2. a. to make a search b. to… …
40scout — [skaʊt] noun [C] I 1) a soldier who is sent by an army to get information about the position of the enemy 2) someone whose job is to find and employ people who have special abilities, for example in sports or entertainment a talent scout[/ex] 3)… …
