scout

A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.

a boy or girl who has joined a club where children go camping and learn to do good for others

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.

A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.

A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.

An act of scouting or reconnoitering.

(informal) A term of address for a man or boy.

A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.

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.

(historical) 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.

A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.

(UK, historical) A fighter aircraft.

(UK) A fielder in a game for practice.

(old-fashioned) A swift sailing boat.

The guillemot.

To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.

To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

To reject with contempt.

To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).

To scoff.

(Scotland) To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.