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Added 9 October 2026

scout

/ˈskaʊ̯t/ noun

In Latin: antecessor, antecursor, explorator Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scout at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.
A Boy Scout or Girl Scout.
Someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports).

verb

Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody.

Origin

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.

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