scout

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• rhymes with -aʊt
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• homophone: scout
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskaʊ̯t/
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• /ˈskɐʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
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• /ˈskʌʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
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• /ˈskəʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
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• /ˈskɜʊ̯t/ Canada, Canadian raising
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• /ˈskæʊ̯t/ Southern US, Midland US, Mid-Atlantic US, New York City, Australian, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
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• /ˈskaːt/ Pittsburgh, General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
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• homophone: Scout
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• CMU ARPABET: S K AW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English scout, scoult, from Old French escoute (“action of listening”), verbal noun from escouter (“to listen, heed”), from Latin auscultō (“to listen”). The verb comes from the noun.

From Middle English scoute, skoute (also schoute, shoute, schuyt), from Middle Low German schûte or Middle Dutch schute; or possibly from Old Norse skúta (“a small craft or cutter”). Compare shout (“flat-bottomed boat”), schuit.

Uncertain. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) groups the verb scout, scoot (/skut/, regionally /skʌut/) "cause liquid to gush" with a noun scout "sudden gush or flow of water, as from a spout or over rock", and considers the pair to be of Scandinavian origin, perhaps related to Old Norse skjóta (“shoot”); however, scout (or scut) was formerly also found as a word for "flow of water over rocks, waterfall; ridge or overhang of rocks" in various northern and central English dialects, and there suggested to have a different Norse origin, Old Norse skúti (“cave formed by jutting rocks”); it is possible that noun and the verb are unrelated. It is also unclear whether the noun meaning "guillemot" is related (the DSL gives it as a separate word, with separate spellings scout, scowt, skout, pronounced /skut/, of uncertain origin), but it might derive from their habit of pouring forth excrement.

Of North Germanic origin. Compare Old Norse skúta, skúti (“taunt”), Middle English scoute (“a wretch, rascal, rogue”); thus may be related to English shout.

222 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: كَشَّاف (kaššāf) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Armenian: հետախույզ (hetaxuyz) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Azerbaijani: kəşfiyyatçı — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: выве́дчык (vyvjédčyk) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: выве́дчыца (vyvjédčyca) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: разве́дчык (razvjédčyk) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: разве́дчыца (razvjédčyca) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: выве́днік (vyvjédnik) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: выве́дніца (vyvjédnica) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Bulgarian: разузнава́ч (razuznaváč) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Bulgarian: разузнава́чка (razuznaváčka) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Catalan: escolta — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Chinese Mandarin: 斥候 (chìhòu) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Chinese Mandarin: 偵察兵 /侦察兵 (zhēnchábīng) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Czech: zvěd — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Czech: průzkumník — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Czech: průzkumnice — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Danish: spejder — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Dutch: verkenner — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Esperanto: skolto — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Estonian: piilur — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Finnish: tiedustelija — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• French: éclaireur — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• French: éclaireuse — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Georgian: მაძიებელი (maʒiebeli) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Georgian: მზვერავი (mzveravi) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• German: Kundschafter — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• German: Kundschafterin — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• German: Späher — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• German: Späherin — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Greek: ανιχνευτής (anichneftís) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Greek: ανιχνεύτρια (anichnéftria) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Hindi: जासूस (jāsūs) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Italian: esploratore — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Japanese: 斥候 (sekkō) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Japanese: 偵察兵 (teisatsuhei) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Kazakh: барлаушы (barlauşy) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Kazakh: шолғыншы (şolğynşy) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Korean: 척후 (cheokhu) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Korean: 정찰병 (jeongchalbyeong) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Kyrgyz: чалгынчы (calgıncı) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Kyrgyz: разведчик (razvedcik) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Latin: antecessor — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Latin: antecursor — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Latin: explorator — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Latvian: izlūks — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Lithuanian: žvalgas — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Macedonian: извидник (izvidnik) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Macedonian: извидничка (izvidnička) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Macedonian: извидувач (izviduvač) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Macedonian: извидувачка (izviduvačka) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Māori: matataua — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Māori: pūrahorua — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Māori: kiore — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Māori: toro — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Māori: torotoro — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Norwegian Bokmål: speider — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Persian: جاسوس (jâsus) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Polish: zwiadowca — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Polish: zwiadowczyni — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Portuguese: batedor — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Romanian: cercetaș — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Romanian: cercetașă — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Russian: разве́дчик (razvédčik) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Russian: разве́дчица (razvédčica) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Serbo-Croatian: ѝзвиднӣк — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Serbo-Croatian: ѝзвидница — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Serbo-Croatian: ìzvidnīk — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Serbo-Croatian: ìzvidnica — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Slovak: zved — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Slovak: prieskumník — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Slovak: prieskumníčka — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Slovene: izvidnik — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Slovene: izvidnica — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Spanish: esculca — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Spanish: avanzada — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Spanish: avanzadilla — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Spanish: partida — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Spanish: cerniente — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Swahili: skauti — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Swedish: spanare — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Swedish: kunskapare — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Tajik: разведкакунанда (razvedkakunanda) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Tajik: разведкачӣ (razvedkači) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Tajik: ҷосус (josus) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Tatar: күзәтче (küzätçe) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Thai: แมวเซา (mɛɛo-sao) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Thai: แมวมอง (mɛɛo-mɔɔng) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Turkish: gözcü — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Ukrainian: розві́дник (rozvídnyk) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Ukrainian: розві́дниця (rozvídnycja) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Ukrainian: розві́дувач (rozvíduvač) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Ukrainian: розві́дувачка (rozvíduvačka) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Urdu: جاسُوس (jāsūs) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Uyghur: رازۋېدكىچى (razwëdkichi) — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Uzbek: razvedkachi — person sent out to gain and bring in tidings
• Belarusian: разве́дка (razvjédka) — act of scouting
• Bulgarian: разузна́ване (razuznávane) — act of scouting
• Catalan: reconeixement — act of scouting
• Dutch: verkenning — act of scouting
• Finnish: tiedustelu — act of scouting
• Finnish: partiointi — act of scouting
• French: reconnaissance — act of scouting
• German: Erkundung — act of scouting
• German: Aufklärung — act of scouting
• Italian: ricognizione — act of scouting
• Japanese: スカウト (sukauto) — act of scouting
• Korean: 스카우트 (seukauteu) — act of scouting
• Macedonian: извидување (izviduvanje) — act of scouting
• Māori: torotoronga — act of scouting
• Polish: zwiad — act of scouting
• Portuguese: batimento — act of scouting
• Romanian: cercetare — act of scouting
• Romanian: recunoaștere — act of scouting
• Russian: разве́дка (razvédka) — act of scouting
• Ukrainian: ро́звідка (rózvidka) — act of scouting
• Ukrainian: розві́дка (rozvídka) — act of scouting
• Albanian: skaut — member of the scout movement
• Arabic: كَشَّاف (kaššāf) — member of the scout movement
• Belarusian: скаўт (skawt) — member of the scout movement
• Bulgarian: ска́ут (skáut) — member of the scout movement
• Catalan: escolta — member of the scout movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 童子軍 /童子军 (tóngzǐjūn) — member of the scout movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 童軍 /童军 (tóngjūn) — member of the scout movement
• Czech: skaut — member of the scout movement
• Danish: spejder — member of the scout movement
• Dutch: padvinder — member of the scout movement
• Dutch: scout — member of the scout movement
• Dutch: padvindster — member of the scout movement
• Esperanto: skolto — member of the scout movement
• Estonian: skaut — member of the scout movement
• Faroese: skóti — member of the scout movement
• Finnish: partiolainen — member of the scout movement
• French: éclaireur — member of the scout movement
• French: scout — member of the scout movement
• Georgian: სკაუტი (sḳauṭi) — member of the scout movement
• German: Pfadfinder — member of the scout movement
• German: Pfadfinderin — member of the scout movement
• Greek: πρόσκοπος (próskopos) — member of the scout movement
• Hebrew: צוֹפֶה (tsofé) — member of the scout movement
• Hindi: स्काउट (skāuṭ) — member of the scout movement
• Hungarian: cserkész — member of the scout movement
• Icelandic: skáti — member of the scout movement
• Indonesian: pramuka — member of the scout movement
• Italian: scout — member of the scout movement
• Japanese: スカウト (sukauto) — member of the scout movement
• Khmer: កាយរិទ្ធិ (kaayritthiʼ) — member of the scout movement
• Korean: 스카우트 (seukauteu) — member of the scout movement
• Lao: ສະກຸດ (sa kut) — member of the scout movement
• Lao: ລູກເສືອ (lūk sư̄a) — member of the scout movement
• Latvian: skauts — member of the scout movement
• Lithuanian: skautas — member of the scout movement
• Macedonian: извидник (izvidnik) — member of the scout movement
• Macedonian: скаут (skaut) — member of the scout movement
• Malay: pengakap — member of the scout movement
• Māori: matataua — member of the scout movement
• Polish: skaut — member of the scout movement
• Polish: skautka — member of the scout movement
• Polish: harcerz — member of the scout movement
• Polish: harcerka — member of the scout movement
• Polish: harcownik — member of the scout movement
• Portuguese: escoteiro — member of the scout movement
• Romanian: cercetaș — member of the scout movement
• Russian: ска́ут (skáut) — member of the scout movement
• Russian: бойска́ут (bojskáut) — member of the scout movement
• Russian: пионе́р (pionér) — member of the scout movement
• Russian: пионе́рка (pionérka) — member of the scout movement
• Spanish: scout — member of the scout movement
• Swedish: scout — member of the scout movement
• Thai: ลูกเสือ (lûuk-sʉ̌ʉa) — member of the scout movement
• Ukrainian: ска́ут (skáut) — member of the scout movement
• Volapük: boskotan — member of the scout movement
• Volapük: hiboskotan — member of the scout movement
• Volapük: jiboskotan — member of the scout movement
• Chinese Mandarin: 星探 (xīngtàn) — one who identifies promising talent
• Danish: talentspejder — one who identifies promising talent
• Dutch: talentenjager — one who identifies promising talent
• Dutch: scout — one who identifies promising talent
• Finnish: kykyjenmetsästäjä — one who identifies promising talent
• Portuguese: olheiro — one who identifies promising talent
• Spanish: scout — one who identifies promising talent
• Spanish: ojeador — one who identifies promising talent
• Spanish: scouter — one who identifies promising talent
• Thai: แมวมอง (mɛɛo-mɔɔng) — one who identifies promising talent
• Polish: skaut — member of scouting organizations
• Polish: skautka — member of scouting organizations
• Tagalog: Iskawt — member of scouting organizations
• Vietnamese: thiếu sinh — member of scouting organizations
• Bulgarian: разузнавам (razuznavam) — to explore a wide terrain
• Chinese Mandarin: 侦查 (zhēnchá) — to explore a wide terrain
• Finnish: partioida — to explore a wide terrain
• French: aller en reconnaissance — to explore a wide terrain
• French: partir en reconnaissance — to explore a wide terrain
• French: explorer — to explore a wide terrain
• French: reconnaître le terrain — to explore a wide terrain
• German: aufklären — to explore a wide terrain
• German: auskundschaften — to explore a wide terrain
• German: ausspähen — to explore a wide terrain
• German: beobachten — to explore a wide terrain
• German: erkunden — to explore a wide terrain
• German: spähen — to explore a wide terrain
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biniuhsjan) — to explore a wide terrain
• Hindi: सर्वेक्षण (sarvekṣaṇ) — to explore a wide terrain
• Hindi: समीक्षा (samīkṣā) — to explore a wide terrain
• Italian: esplorare — to explore a wide terrain
• Italian: perlustrare — to explore a wide terrain
• Macedonian: извидува (izviduva) — to explore a wide terrain
• Māori: hūhunu — to explore a wide terrain
• Māori: toro — to explore a wide terrain
• Māori: torotoro — to explore a wide terrain
• Portuguese: bater — to explore a wide terrain
• Spanish: batir la campaña — to explore a wide terrain
• Spanish: batir el campo — to explore a wide terrain
• Spanish: cernir — to explore a wide terrain
• Swedish: spana — to explore a wide terrain
• Turkish: keşfetmek — to explore a wide terrain
• Ukrainian: розві́дувати (rozvíduvaty) — to explore a wide terrain
• Ukrainian: розві́дати (rozvídaty) — to explore a wide terrain
• Ukrainian: рекогносцирува́ти (rekohnoscyruváty) — to explore a wide terrain
• Bulgarian: отхвърлям с презрение (othvǎrljam s prezrenie) — to reject with contempt
• Russian: отверга́ть (otvergátʹ) — to reject with contempt
• Russian: пренебрега́ть (prenebregátʹ) — to reject with contempt