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scout

/ˈskaʊ̯t/noun, verb1 syllable

Scout means: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.

Synonyms for scout14

noun, as in a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

lookout, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket

noun, as in someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

pathfinder, guide

noun, as in someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

talent scout

verb, as in explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

reconnoiter, reconnoitre

also used for scout

espial, espy, survey

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What does scout mean?5

noun

1

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

2

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

3

someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

4

a member of the Scouting movement

verb

1

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scout?18

one syllable

outdoubtshoutboutdroughttroutstoutclouttoutspoutsproutroutsnoutgout

two syllables

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Scout in a sentence

  • They advanced rapidly and noiselessly, with the confidence and dexterity of practised scouts.Hybrid
  • The captain decided to send out a scout.sharptoothed
  • Adriano's star potential caught the attention of a talent scout.Amastan
  • Igor decided to scout the perimeter a little.Amastan
  • The boy scouts went from door to door selling what they had made.CK
  • Scouts can start a fire using only flint and steel.Hybrid
  • The scouts doubt that the tracks belong to a bear.AlanF_US
  • Yanni earned many merit badges when he was in the scouts.Amastan

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Forms of scout

as a noun

plural
scouts

as a verb

past tense
scouted
present participle
scouting
third-person singular
scouts
past participle
scouted