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scout

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[skout]

noun

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

  2. a person sent out to obtain information.

  3. Sports.

    1. a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.

    2. a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.

  4. a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.

  5. an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.

  6. Sometimes Scout a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.

  7. Informal.a person.

    He's a good scout.

  8. a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.



verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a scout; reconnoiter.

  2. to make a search; hunt.

  3. to work as a talent scout.

verb (used with object)

  1. to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter.

    to scout the enemy's defenses.

  2. to seek; search for (usually followed by out orup ).

    to scout up a date for Friday night.

  3. to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually followed by out orup ).

    Scout out a good book for me to read.

scout

2

[skout]

verb (used with object)

  1. to treat with scorn; dismiss.

  2. to make fun of; deride; mock.

verb (used without object)

  1. to scoff; jeer.

scout

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/ 첹ʊ /

noun

  1. a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information

  2. military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy

  3. sport a person employed by a club to seek new players

  4. the act or an instance of scouting

  5. (esp at Oxford University) a college servant Compare gyp 3

  6. obsolete(in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization

  7. informala fellow or companion

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verb

  1. to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information

  2. (tr; sometimes foll by out or up) to seek

  3. (intr) to act as a scout for a sports club

  4. (intr; foll by about or around) to go in search (for)

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Scout

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/ 첹ʊ /

noun

  1. (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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scout

3

/ 첹ʊ /

verb

  1. archaicto reject (a person or thing) with contempt

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈdzܳٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scout1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb scouten. skowten, from Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter ( French édzܳٱ “to listen”) from Late Latin ܱ, Latin ܱܲ “to listen, listen to”; Middle English noun scoute-, from Old French escoute, derivative of escouter; auscultation

Origin of scout2

First recorded in 1595–1605; perhaps from Old Norse ūٲ, skūti “abuse, taunting”; shout
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scout1

C14: from Old French ascouter to listen to, from Latin ܱܲ to auscultate

Origin of scout2

C17: from Old Norse ūٲ derision
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Idioms and Phrases

see good egg (scout).
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One of his strengths for years has been his ability to perform while being watched by scouts, fans and opponents.

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The Angels are trying to rebuild without investing heavily in scouting and player development.

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Palace also say there has been no employee, backroom staff or coach sharing with Lyon, no dialogue, no collaborative strategy, no combined partnerships, sponsorships or commercial deals and no collective scouting, analysis or software collaborations.

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Accompanied by Bouzad, Weiss scouts a neighboring house and pays off its owner in order to witness the nuptials next door.

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The German club's UK scout is Daniel Dodds, brother of Wycombe Wanderers boss Mike, who worked with both brothers in the Birmingham academy.

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