NOUN | person | scout, lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
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person | Scout | a Boy Scout or Girl Scout | |
person | scout, talent scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) | |
person | scout, pathfinder, guide | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | |
VERB | perception | scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
Sounds | skaw't | |
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Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... |
Meaning | A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. | |
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Synonyms | lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket | |
Broader | watchman, watcher, security guard | A guard who keeps watch |
Spanish | centinela, guarda, guardia, sentinel, vigilante | |
Catalan | guàrdia, sentinella, vigilant |
Meaning | A Boy Scout or Girl Scout. | |
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Narrower | Boy Scout | A boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts |
Girl Scout | A girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts | |
Broader | female child, girl, little girl | A youthful female person |
male child, boy | A youthful male person | |
Spanish | scout |
Meaning | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports). | |
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Synonym | talent scout | |
Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Broader | recruiter | someone who supplies members or employees |
Spanish | cazatalentos, ojeador | |
Catalan | descobridor d'estrelles | |
Verbs | scout | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
Meaning | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. | |
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Synonyms | pathfinder, guide | |
Instances | Sacagawea, Sacajawea | The Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way |
Narrower | hunting guide | Guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory |
trailblazer | someone who marks / marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees | |
Broader | expert | A person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
Spanish | explorador, guía | |
Catalan | explorador, guia | |
Verbs | scout | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
Meaning | explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Model | The men scout the area for animals; The men scout for animals in the area | |
Synonyms | reconnoiter, reconnoitre | |
Broader | observe | watch / watch attentively |
Spanish | explorar, reconocer | |
Catalan | explorar, reconèixer | |
Nouns | scout | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory |
scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) | |
scouter | an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement | |
scouting | exploring in order to gain information |
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