scout

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
2. 2
   An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
3. 3
   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.
4. 4
   A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
5. 5
   A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
6. 6
   A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
7. 7
   A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
8. 8
   A fielder in a game for practice.
9. 9
   A fighter aircraft.
10. 10
    A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
11. 11
    A term of address for a man or boy.
12. 12
    A swift sailing boat.
13. 13
    The guillemot.
14. 14
    A member of any of various scouting organizations.
15. 15
    A member of one of several army units, such as the Selous Scouts or the Arunachal Scouts.

Verb

1. 1
   To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
2. 2
   To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
3. 3
   To reject with contempt.
4. 4
   To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
5. 5
   To scoff.
6. 6
   To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement; to cause a liquid to gush.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A nickname, used for both genders.