Definition of "scout" in Englisch

noun

1. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.

2. An act of scouting or reconnoitering.

3. A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.

4. A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.

5. A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.

6. (Oxford University, modern) A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.

7. (Oxford University, Harvard University, Yale University, historical) A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.

8. (UK, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.

9. (historical, UK, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.

10. (radiography) A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.

11. (informal) A term of address for a man or boy.

verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.

2. (transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

verb

1. (transitive) To reject with contempt.

   • to scout an idea or an apology

2. (transitive) To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).

3. (intransitive) To scoff.

noun

1. (dated) A swift sailing boat.

verb

1. (Scotland) To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.

noun

1. The guillemot.