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scout
1[ skout ]
noun
- a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- a person sent out to obtain information.
- Sports.
- a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.
- a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.
- a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.
- an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.
- Sometimes Scout. a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.
- Informal. a person:
He's a good scout.
- a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a scout; reconnoiter.
- to make a search; hunt.
- to work as a talent scout.
verb (used with object)
- to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter:
to scout the enemy's defenses.
- to seek; search for (usually followed by out or up ):
to scout up a date for Friday night.
- to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually followed by out or up ):
Scout out a good book for me to read.
Scout
1/ 첹ʊ /
noun
- 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
scout
2/ 첹ʊ /
noun
- a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information
- military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy
- sport a person employed by a club to seek new players
- the act or an instance of scouting
- (esp at Oxford University) a college servant Compare gyp 3
- obsolete.(in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization
- informal.a fellow or companion
verb
- to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information
- tr; sometimes foll by out or up to seek
- intr to act as a scout for a sports club
- intr; foll by about or around to go in search (for)
scout
3/ 첹ʊ /
verb
- archaic.to reject (a person or thing) with contempt
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܳٱ, noun
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Idioms and Phrases
see good egg (scout) .Example Sentences
According to federal prosecutors, the Chinese government had scouted for a rising star in Arcadia, hoping to cultivate a politician who could help them push pro-China policies, particularly regarding Taiwan.
Welsh National Theatre said it had also commissioned four Welsh writers to create plays of "national significance", and created a network of talent scouts to find and develop new Welsh talent.
Interest from a Hollywood scout was put on hold as he was drafted into the US Army, where rose to the rank of sergeant while stationed in South Korea.
He coached while scouts on press row stared at their screens, images of the flames taking precedence over any play calls.
But Close’s most obvious takeaway goes beyond UCLA’s own scouting report.
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