SCOUT


Meaning of SCOUT in English

scout 1

/skowt/ , n.

1. a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.

2. a person sent out to obtain information.

3. Sports.

a. a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams.

b. a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment.

4. a talent scout, as in the entertainment field.

5. an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc.

6. ( sometimes cap. ) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout.

7. Informal. a person: He's a good scout.

8. a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University.

v.i.

9. to act as a scout; reconnoiter.

10. to make a search; hunt.

11. to work as a talent scout.

v.t.

12. to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter: to scout the enemy's defenses.

13. to seek; search for (usually fol. by out or up ): to scout up a date for Friday night.

14. to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually fol. by out or up ): Scout out a good book for me to read.

[ 1300-50; (v.) ME skowten escouter, escolter, ascolter (F écouter to listen) ascultare, L auscultare to listen; see AUSCULTATE; (n.) escoute, deriv. of escouter ]

scout 2

/skowt/ , v.t.

1. to treat with scorn; dismiss.

2. to make fun of; deride; mock.

v.i.

3. to scoff; jeer.

[ 1595-1605; perh. skuta, skut abuse, angry words. See SHOUT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .