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“scout” in English

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scoutnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /skaʊt/ us ​ /skaʊt/

scout noun [ C ] (SEARCH)

› a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment:

a talent/modelling scout
Manchester United's chief scout spotted him when he was playing for his school team.
a scout around [ S ] informal UK also a scout round

› a quick look around a place or area, especially in order to find something:

I had a quick scout around the house to check everything was okay.

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scoutverb [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]

uk ​ /skaʊt/ us ​ /skaʊt/

Scoutnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /skaʊt/ us ​ /skaʊt/

Idiom(s)

Scout's honour

(Definition of “scout” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“scout” in American English

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scoutnoun [ C ]

us ​ /skɑʊt/

scout noun [ C ] (BOY/GIRL)

› a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

scout noun [ C ] (PERSON WHO SEARCHES)

› someone whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sports or entertainment

› A scout is also a person, esp. a soldier, sent out to get information about the enemy.

scoutverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /skɑʊt/

scout verb [ I/T ] (SEARCH)

› to go to look in various places for something you want or to check for possible danger:

[ I ] Retired folks were scouting for homes in Florida.
[ I ] When not traveling worldwide to scout out ideas, they visit with their daughter Sarah.

› In sports, to scout is to have the job of trying to find young players with the ability to play the sport well:

[ I ] I scouted for the Angels baseball team for about 15 years.

(Definition of “scout” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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