scout has definitions from the fields of work,business
1
[ verb ] explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Used in print

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

I do n't know whether he was_after our rider , who had gone_by a minute before , or whether he was simply scouting conditions ; but when he passed us by , a musket roared , and he reared his horse , swung it around , and began to whip it back in the direction from which he had come .

2
[ noun ] (work) a person employed to watch for something to happen

Used in print

(Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)

The former scout 's alibi could n't be shaken .

Related terms

watchman descry

3
[ noun ] (work,business) someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

Synonyms

talent_scout

Related terms

recruiter sport

4
[ noun ] someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Synonyms

guide pathfinder

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