SCOUT
What does "SCOUT" mean?
A person sent ahead to gather information, or to search an area for someone or something.
Meanings
- A person sent out to reconnoitre and bring back information, especially in war. The scout returned at dawn with word of the enemy camp.
- A person who searches for talent, such as athletes or performers. A scout spotted her at a small-town game.
- A member of the Scout movement for young people. The scouts pitched their tents before the rain came.
- To explore an area to gather information or find something. We scouted three locations before choosing the lake.
Did you know?
- Scouting as a youth movement was founded by Robert Baden-Powell, whose 1908 book Scouting for Boys grew out of a trial camp he ran on Brownsea Island in England in 1907.
Word origin
From Old French 'escouter' ('to listen'), from Latin 'auscultare' ('to listen attentively') - a scout was originally one sent ahead to listen for the enemy.
Remember it
A SCOUT goes OUT - the word literally sends OUT to the front of S-C.
A little poem
The scout reads the broken twig,
the cold ash, the bent grass-
and brings the forest home as a sentence.
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What it teaches
A good scout reports what is, not what would be convenient; the worth of the news is in its honesty.
Quick facts
What does SCOUT mean?
A person sent ahead to gather information, or to search an area for someone or something.
Is SCOUT a valid word?
Yes — SCOUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SCOUT?
SCOUT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SCOUT come from?
From Old French 'escouter' ('to listen'), from Latin 'auscultare' ('to listen attentively') - a scout was originally one sent ahead to listen for the enemy.
What can SCOUT teach us?
A good scout reports what is, not what would be convenient; the worth of the news is in its honesty.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.