scout

Noun
  1. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (synset 110290913)
    is a type of: security guard, watcher, watchman - a guard who keeps watch
    same as: lookout, lookout man, picket, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch
  2. A Boy Scout or Girl Scout (synset 110582611)
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    • boy scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
    • girl scout - a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
  3. Someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) (synset 110582396)
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: recruiter - someone who supplies members or employees
    same as: talent scout
  4. Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory (synset 110582177)
    is a type of: expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
    subtypes:
    • hunting guide - guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory
    • trailblazer - someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees
    specific instances: sacagawea, sacajawea - the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
    same as: guide, pathfinder
Verb
  1. Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody (synset 202172015)
    is a type of: observe - watch attentively
    same as: reconnoiter, reconnoitre

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