Meaning and Origin
What does the name Scout mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Scout
User Submitted Origins
English
64%
French
18%
Fiction
9%
Greek
9%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from the United States says the name Scout is of Fiction origin and means "In the book".
- According to a user from Oregon, U.S., the name Scout means "To listen".
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Scout means "Adventurous, brave".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Scout
A swift sailing boat.
Etymology: Icel. skūta a small craft or cutter
noun Scout
A projecting rock.
Etymology: Icel. skūta to jut out. Cf. Scout to reject
verb Scout
To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.
Etymology: Icel. skūta a taunt; cf. Icel. skūta to jut out, skota to shove, skjōta to shoot, to shove. See Shoot
noun Scout
Senses
- A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy." Scouts each coast light-armèd scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe." [Milton.]
- A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.(Cant)
- [Cricket] A fielder in a game for practice.
- The act of scouting or reconnoitering.(Colloq)"While the rat is on the scout." [Cowper.]
- A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).synonyms: Scout Spy.
Usage: In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.
Etymology: OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter escolter, to listen, to hear, F. écouter, fr. L. auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See Auscultation
verb Scout
Senses
- To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout."Take more men, And scout him round." [Beau. & Fl.]
- To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
verb Scout
To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- Someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)
- A Boy Scout or Girl Scout
- Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Wiktionary
- A nickname, used for both genders.
- A member of any of various scouting organizations.
- A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.