SCOUT Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word scout. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCOUT
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| lookout | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • an elevated post affording a wide view • a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings • the act of looking out | ||||||
| spotter | noun n | |||||
noun • a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots • a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers) • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • someone who is the first to observe something | ||||||
| adventurer | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who enjoys taking risks • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||
| discoverer | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who is the first to think of or make something • someone who is the first to observe something | ||||||
| explorer | noun n | |||||
noun • a commercial browser developed by Microsoft • someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) | ||||||
| intrepid | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • invulnerable to fear or intimidation | ||||||
| observer | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses • an expert who observes and comments on something | ||||||
| ranger | noun n | |||||
noun • an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest • a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier • a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | ||||||
| seeker | noun n | |||||
noun • someone making a search or inquiry • a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves) | ||||||
| spy | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors • a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people verb • catch sight of • watch, observe, or inquire secretly • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes • secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage | ||||||
| surveyor | noun n | |||||
noun • an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures • someone who conducts a statistical survey | ||||||
| recon | noun n | |||||
noun • Reconnaissance. • The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination. verb • Reconnoiter. | ||||||
| reconnoiterer | noun n | |||||
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| guide | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • someone employed to conduct others • someone who shows the way by leading or advising • something that offers basic information or instruction • a model or standard for making comparisons • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory • a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something verb • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • take somebody somewhere • be a guiding or motivating force or drive • use as a guide • pass over, across, or through | ||||||
| pathfinder | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | ||||||
| picket | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack • a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work • a vehicle performing sentinel duty • a wooden strip forming part of a fence • a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake verb • serve as pickets or post pickets • fasten with a picket | ||||||
| reconnoiter | verb v | |||||
verb • explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||||||
| reconnoitre | verb v | |||||
verb • explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||||||
| sentinel | noun n | |||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||||||
| sentry | noun n | |||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | ||||||