American English pronunciation

How to pronounce scout

IPA transcription: [s'kaʊt]

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Noun

  • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

  • a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

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

  • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Verb

  • explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Usage examples

  • He is a member of the World Scout Foundation.
  • Both Scout associations were run by rival political parties.
  • Extinct Mascouten was most likely another dialect, though it is scarcely attested.
  • Girl Scout Junior and Cadette Troops meet weekly at the American English Academy.
  • He was a Boy Scout and earned the rank of Star Scout.
  • Sea Scouts often have distinctive uniforms.
  • Boy Scout Eagle projects led to the installation of the picnic tables and bridges.
  • A Scout learns the cornerstones of the Scout method, Scout Promise, and Scout Law.
  • The Kootingal-Moonbi Scout group consists of Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts.
  • Each character has a role such as medic, sniper, scout, grenadier, soldier or engineer.