scout

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[[t]skaʊt[/t]]

n.

1) a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering

2) a person sent out to obtain information

3) spo a person employed to discover new talent, as in sports or the entertainment field

4) a person who observes and reports on the tactics, players, etc., of rival teams

5) the act of reconnoitering

6) (sometimes cap.) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

7) inf Informal. a person:

a good scout[/ex]

8) brit. a student's servant at Oxford University

9) to act as a scout; reconnoiter

10) to make a search; hunt

11) to work as a talent scout

12) to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter

13) to seek; search for (usu. fol. by out or up):

to scout up a date for Friday night[/ex]

14) to find by seeking or searching (usu. fol. by out or up):

Scout out a good book for me to read[/ex]

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Etymology: 1300–50; (v.) ME skowten < OF escouter, escolter, ascolter < LL ascultāre, L auscultāre to listen; (n.) < MF escoute scout′er, n. II

scout

[[t]skaʊt[/t]] v. t.

1) cvb to reject or dismiss with scorn or derision

2) cvb to scoff; jeer

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Etymology: 1595–1605; perh. < ON skūta, skūt abuse, angry words. Cf. shout