scout

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch,
spotter, picket
• Derivationally related forms:
spot (for: spotter), watch (for: watch), look out (for: lookout)
• Hypernyms:
watchman, watcher, security guard
2. someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
• Syn:
talent scout
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
recruiter
3. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
• Syn:
pathfinder, guide
• Derivationally related forms:
guide (for: guide)
• Hypernyms:
expert
• Hyponyms:
hunting guide, trailblazer
• Instance Hyponyms:
Sacagawea, Sacajawea

II - verb

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
reconnoiter, reconnoitre
• Derivationally related forms:
reconnaissance (for: reconnoitre), reconnoitring (for: reconnoitre), reconnaissance (for: reconnoiter), reconnoitering (for: reconnoiter), scouter, scouting
• Hypernyms:
observe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The men scout the area for animals
- The men scout for animals in the area

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pathfinder, guide, talent scout, Scout, lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, picket, reconnoiter, reconnoitre