Scout synonyms and antonyms
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reconnoiterer
One who gathers information
A detachment of troops sent ahead of a main force to reconnoiter and provide protection.
To watch or be present without participating actively:
young adventurer
*A Girl Scout
A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from a main force to guard against surprise attacks.
A substance that precedes and is the source of another substance
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To ignore or disregard (a rule or convention, for example) in an open or defiant way:
An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.
An exploring or being explored
To research or make inquiries into something:
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The definition of a pioneer is the first person or people to do something, such as explore new territory, test a theory or create a product.
To make a preliminary examination of (an area or a group, for example), usually by moving around and observing, in order to gather information, especially for military purposes:
To view with contempt; despise.
Campfire Girl
*A Girl Scout
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
To conduct a statistical survey on:
To attend to dangers to or regarding.
To find out, as by careful study or investigation; unearth
To ask questions about (something); investigate or analyze:
(Idiomatic) to investigate, explore, or consider
To probe is to explore or investigate something.
To look down on with contempt and scorn
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To laugh at, speak of, or write about dismissively or contemptuously.
To jeer or taunt; scoff (at)
look down on (or upon)
poke fun at
laughter (related)
To make fun or make fun of
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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(Uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
A person or thing that spots
(Military) Soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
One of a group of paratroopers who land ahead of a main force in order to mark the drop zone.
(Intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
An implement or a tool used for exploring; a probe.
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(Intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
To watch or observe closely and secretly, usually with unfriendly purpose
(Intransitive, medicine) To examine diagnostically.
(Intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity:
To say in a derisive manner:
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respect (related)
To have respect for.
The definition of a guide is someone or something that instructs others or shows others the way.
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ignore (antonym)
To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
A person whose work is seeking out persons of superior ability in a certain field, as in the theater
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Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
To make the object of scornful laughter; make fun of; deride
To be playful in speech and actions; joke
Laugh is defined as to express amusement with vocal sounds and facial movements.
To imitate in fun or derision:
To quiz is defined as to test knowledge.
have no use for
Any of several North American songbirds of the genus Sialia, having blue plumage and usually a rust-colored breast in the male.
target (antonym)
An objective; goal
overlook (antonym)
To ignore deliberately or indulgently; disregard:
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