[scout] vb [ME, fr. MF escouter to listen, fr. L auscultare--more at auscultation] vi (14c) 1: to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy)
2. a: to make a search b: to work as a talent scout ~ vt 1: to observe in order to obtain information or evaluate
2: to explore in order to obtain information
3: to find by making a search--often used with up
[2]scout n (1534) 1 a: one sent to obtain information; esp: a soldier, ship, or plane sent out in war to reconnoiter b: watchman, lookout c: talent scout
2. a: the act of scouting b: a scouting expedition: reconnaissance 3 often cap: a member of any of various scouting movements: as a: boy scout b: girl scout
4: individual, person--used chiefly in the phrase good scout [3]scout vb [prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON skuti taunt; akin to OE sceotan to shoot--more at shoot] vt (1605) 1: mock
2: to reject scornfully ~ vi: scoff