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What (who) is scout - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Scout (disambiguation)
scout
n.
1) a boy scout (esp. AE; BE usu. has scout)
2) a girl scout (AE; BE has girl guide)
3) a talent scout
Scout
(Scouts)
1.
The Scouts is an organization for children and young people which teaches them to be practical, sensible, and helpful.
N-PROPER-COLL: the N
2.
A Scout is a member of the Scouts.
...a party of seven Scouts and three leaders on a camping trip.
N-COUNT
scout
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 Scout) a member of the Scout Association.
3. a talent scout.
4. (also scout bee) a honeybee that searches for a new site for a swarm to settle or for a new food source.
5. a domestic worker at a college at Oxford University.
6. informal, dated a man or boy.
¦ verb
1. make a detailed search of a place.
explore or examine so as to gather information: they are keen to scout out business opportunities.
2. act as a scout.
Derivatives
scouting noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. escouter 'listen', earlier ascolter, from L. auscultare.
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scout2
¦ verb archaic reject (a proposal or idea) with scorn.
Origin
C17: of Scand. origin.
Examples of use of scout
1. Last year, he rediscovered some of his Boy Scout memorabilia, including documents that showed he completed the Eagle Scout requirements.
2. Four adult Scout leaders were killed in a July electrical accident in Virginia at the National Boy Scout Jamboree.
3. Vince Mitchell, a spokesman for the Joint Task Force National Scout Jamboree. ___ On the Net÷ Boy Scout Jamboree÷ http÷//www.bsajamboree.org
4. –– Four adult Boy Scout leaders were killed when a tent pole fell against a power line at the National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Army‘s Fort A.P.
5. He has acknowledged having an affair with a married, female Scout volunteer from May 2000 through July 2001 but denied having sex with her at any Scout function.