n.
Function: noun
Date: 1534
1 a : one sent to obtain information especially : 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 capitalized : 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