| Noun | 1. | scout - a person employed to watch for something to happen | |
| 2. | scout - someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition recruiter - someone who supplies members or employees | |
| 3. | scout - someone who can find paths through unexplored territoryexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully trailblazer - someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees | |
| Verb | 1. | scout - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebodyobserve - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" | |