scout en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈskaʊ̯t/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈskɐʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈskəʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈskʌʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
- /ˈskɜʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈskæʊ̯t/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- /ˈskaːt/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
Etymology
From Middle English scout, scoult, from Old French escoute (“action of listening”), verbal noun from escouter (“to listen, heed”), from Latin auscultō (“to listen”). The verb comes from the noun.
Meanings
- A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
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An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
while the rat is on the scout
1782, William Cowper, “The Cricket”, in Poems, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC:May 6, 1883 […] This camp, the finest on this scout, has not so much running water as some of the others; […] May 7, 1883 […] Colonel Aguerre was going today or tomorrow with four hundred regular troops for a scout in the Sierra Madre […]
2001, Peter Cozzens, Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The Struggle for Apacheria. volume one, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 356:
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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.
At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.
2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian:
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A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
We have met twice this year and, during our first interview, Mata spoke evocatively when remembering how, having joined Real Oviedo aged 10 in 1998, he was given a previously unimaginable opportunity. Mata sat in a car park in 2003, when he was 14, and watched his father talking to a Real Madrid scout.
2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in The Guardian:
- A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
- (modern, qualifier:Oxford University) 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.
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(historical, qualifier:Oxford University; Harvard University; Yale University; Oxford University; Harvard University; Yale University) 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.
He has also been good enough to recommend to me many tradesmen who are ready to supply these articles in any quantities; each of whom has been here already a dozen times, cap in hand, and vowing that it is quite immaterial when I pay—which is very kind of them; but, with the highest respect for friend Perkins (my scout) and his obliging friends, I shall make some enquiries before "letting in" with any of them.
1859–1861, [Thomas Hughes], chapter I, in Tom Brown at Oxford: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1861, →OCLC:
- (UK) A fielder in a game for practice.
- (UK, historical, qualifier:up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
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A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
Because of this FOV limitation, several institutions use a weight cutoff or a scout radiograph lateral diameter cutoff, though the exact cutoff threshold varies from institution to institution.
2018, Savvas Nicolaou, Mohammed F. Mohammed, Multi-Energy CT: The New Frontier in Imaging, page 643:It consisted of injecting an iodinated contrast agent while a breast was compressed in one projection after a scout film, taking several sequential films, and subtracting them from the scout film.
2016, John L. Cameron, Andrew M. Cameron, Current Surgical Therapy, page 721:A scout topogram is initially performed during continuous table motion, generating an anatomic overview image similar to a conventional radiograph at the locked projection.
2012, Ella A. Kazerooni, Baskaran Sundaram, Imaging of Lung Cancer, page 937:
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(informal) A term of address for a man or boy.
"Listen, old scout," Mr. Osborn said solemnly, "you think New York is heartless, but that's not what it is."
1983, Robley Wilson, Dancing for Men, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scouts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Scout Official for a Day · talent scout · scout car · scout team · scouthouse · scoutess · scoutmaster · go on the scout · scout balloon · Scout Green · boy scout
Synonyms
Translations (187)
ja 斥候 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ro cercetașă (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ky разведчик (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · lo ສະກຸດ (member of the scout movement) · ca escolta (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ru разве́дка (act of scouting) · ar كَشَّاف (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ja スカウト (act of scouting) · prs جَاسُوس (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fi tiedustelija (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · th แมวมอง (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ca escolta (member of the scout movement) · mk извидник (member of the scout movement) · ru пионе́рка (member of the scout movement) · it ricognizione (act of scouting) · cmn 斥候 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · kk барлаушы (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · da spejder (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sh ìzvidnīk (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Erkundung (act of scouting) · da talentspejder (one who identifies promising talent) · nl padvinder (member of the scout movement) · lv izlūks (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sl izvidnik (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · lv skauts (member of the scout movement) · es scout (member of the scout movement) · ko 스카우트 (member of the scout movement) · tg разведкакунанда (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · uk розві́дувачка (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fa-ira جاسوس (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ur جاسُوس (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sv scout (member of the scout movement) · ko 척후 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · lo ລູກເສືອ (member of the scout movement) · pl skaut (member of the scout movement) · fr scout (member of the scout movement) · ca reconeixement (act of scouting) · tr gözcü (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mi torotoro (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pl harcerz (member of the scout movement) · nl scout (one who identifies promising talent) · ja 偵察兵 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ru пионе́р (member of the scout movement) · el ανιχνεύτρια (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fr reconnaissance (act of scouting) · cmn 童軍 /童军 (member of the scout movement) · es ojeador (one who identifies promising talent) · ro cercetaș (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Kundschafter (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ro cercetaș (member of the scout movement) · cs průzkumník (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sh ѝзвиднӣк (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · th แมวมอง (one who identifies promising talent) · nl talentenjager (one who identifies promising talent) · es partida (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be разве́дчык (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be разве́дчыца (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be выве́дчыца (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ru бойска́ут (member of the scout movement) · uk розві́дник (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · hu cserkész (member of the scout movement) · mk извидничка (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sq skaut (member of the scout movement) · fi kykyjenmetsästäjä (one who identifies promising talent) · tg разведкачӣ (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · he צוֹפֶה (member of the scout movement) · tt күзәтче (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Pfadfinder (member of the scout movement) · pt batimento (act of scouting) · sw skauti (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · el πρόσκοπος (member of the scout movement) · pl harcownik (member of the scout movement) · nl padvindster (member of the scout movement) · cs skaut (member of the scout movement) · sk zved (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fr éclaireur (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pt batedor (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sh ѝзвидница (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · la antecessor (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · uz razvedkachi (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fo skóti (member of the scout movement) · mi kiore (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ko 정찰병 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ka სკაუტი (member of the scout movement) · ka მზვერავი (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · hu felderítő (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · cmn 星探 (one who identifies promising talent) · ru ска́ут (member of the scout movement) · hu hírszerző (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · la explorator (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · la antecursor (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mk скаут (member of the scout movement) · sh ìzvidnica (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be выве́дчык (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · uk ро́звідка (act of scouting) · ro cercetare (act of scouting) · ka მაძიებელი (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · es cerniente (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · nl scout (member of the scout movement) · cs průzkumnice (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fr éclaireuse (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pl skautka (member of the scout movement) · mi torotoronga (act of scouting) · bg ска́ут (member of the scout movement) · fr éclaireur (member of the scout movement) · uk розві́дувач (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · cs zvěd (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · da spejder (member of the scout movement) · pt escoteiro (member of the scout movement) · mk извидник (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · vo jiboskotan (member of the scout movement) · th ลูกเสือ (member of the scout movement) · sk prieskumník (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Kundschafterin (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fi tiedustelu (act of scouting) · mi pūrahorua (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ms pengakap (member of the scout movement) · th แมวเซา (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · eo skolto (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ja スカウト (member of the scout movement) · vo boskotan (member of the scout movement) · sk prieskumníčka (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · az kəşfiyyatçı (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Späherin (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · bg разузнава́чка (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · hi जासूस (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ko 스카우트 (act of scouting) · sv kunskapare (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · cmn 童子軍 /童子军 (member of the scout movement) · cmn 偵察兵 /侦察兵 (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be выве́днік (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mk извидување (act of scouting) · is skáti (member of the scout movement) · nl verkenner (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · bg разузнава́ч (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ru разве́дчик (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · tg ҷосус (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · bg разузна́ване (act of scouting) · id pramuka (member of the scout movement) · nl verkenning (act of scouting) · de Späher (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ro recunoaștere (act of scouting) · uk розві́дниця (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pl zwiadowca (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pt olheiro (one who identifies promising talent) · es scouter (one who identifies promising talent) · de Aufklärung (act of scouting) · ug رازۋېدكىچى (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pl zwiadowczyni (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mk извидувач (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · es avanzada (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · fi partiolainen (member of the scout movement) · hi स्काउट (member of the scout movement) · lt skautas (member of the scout movement) · pl harcerka (member of the scout movement) · kk шолғыншы (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · hy հետախույզ (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · sl izvidnica (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mi matataua (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be разве́дка (act of scouting) · el ανιχνευτής (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · eo skolto (member of the scout movement) · vo hiboskotan (member of the scout movement) · sv spanare (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · it scout (member of the scout movement) · km កាយរិទ្ធិ (member of the scout movement) · ar كَشَّاف (member of the scout movement) · et skaut (member of the scout movement) · mi toro (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · es scout (one who identifies promising talent) · nb speider (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · pl zwiad (act of scouting) · mk извидувачка (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · ru разве́дчица (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · be выве́дніца (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · uk ска́ут (member of the scout movement) · fi partiointi (act of scouting) · lt žvalgas (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · es esculca (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · de Pfadfinderin (member of the scout movement) · ky чалгынчы (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · it esploratore (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · uk розві́дка (act of scouting) · et piilur (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · es avanzadilla (person sent out to gain and bring in tidings) · mi matataua (member of the scout movement) · be скаўт (member of the scout movement)