Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗noun
A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground. · An act of scouting or reconnoitering. · A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States. · A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo explore a wide terrain, as if on a search. · To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Italic *ausis Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-der. Proto-Italic *auskoltā Latin auscultō Latin ascultō Old French escouterdeverb. Old French escoutebor. Middle English scout English scout From Middle English scout, scoult, from Old French escoute (“action of listening”), verbal noun from escouter (“to listen, heed”), from Latin auscultō (“to listen”). The verb comes from the noun.
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