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- [skout]
- /skaʊt/
- /skaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skout]
- /skaʊt/
Definitions of scout word
- noun scout a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering. 1
- noun scout a person sent out to obtain information. 1
- noun scout Sports. a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams. a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment. 1
- noun scout a talent scout, as in the entertainment field. 1
- noun scout an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc. 1
- noun scout (sometimes initial capital letter) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout. 1
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Origin of scout
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English skowten < Old French escouter, escolter, ascolter (French écouter to listen) < Late Latin ascultāre, Latin auscultāre to listen; see auscultate; (noun) < Middle French escoute, derivative of escouter
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Parts of speech for Scout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scout
noun scout
- aerialist — a trapeze artist or tightrope walker
- aeronaut — a person who flies in a lighter-than-air craft, esp the pilot or navigator
- belvedere — a building, such as a summerhouse or roofed gallery, sited to command a fine view
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- chaperone — A chaperone is someone who accompanies another person somewhere in order to make sure that they do not come to any harm.
verb scout
- antecede — to go before, as in time, order, etc; precede
- anteceding — to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede: Shakespeare antecedes Milton.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
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