scout

noun

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

verb

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Roots

auscultoscout- · Latin · listen

Synonyms for scout

reconnoitererv pathfindern spottern lookoutn sentryn sentineln explorern guiden patroln

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Where does scout come from?

The word scout breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root scout-, from Latin ausculto (“listen”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.