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scout

n.

One who gathers information
explorer, pioneer, outpost, runner, advance guard, precursor, patrol, reconnoiterer.
*A Boy Scout].
Degrees of scouts, sense 2, include: Cub, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, Eagle, Queen's (British), bronze palm, gold palm, silver palm.
*A Girl Scout
explorer, young adventurer, Bluebird, Campfire Girl, pioneer.
Girl Scout ranks include: Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior.

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Another word for scout

verb

To go into or through for the purpose of making discoveries or acquiring information:

delve, dig, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, probe, reconnoiter. See investigate

verb

To regard with utter contempt and disdain:
contemn, despise, disdain, scorn. Idioms: have no use for, look down on (or upon). See respect
To make fun or make fun of:
deride, gibe, jeer, jest, laugh, mock, ridicule, scoff, twit. (Chiefly British) quiz. Idiom: poke fun at. See laughter, respect