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What is the noun for scouts?

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scout
  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. An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
  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. A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
  5. (Britain) A college servant (in Oxford, England or Yale or Harvard), originally implying a male servant, attending to (usually several) students or undergraduates in a variety of ways that includes cleaning; corresponding to the duties of a gyp or possibly bedder at Cambridge University; and at Dublin, a skip.
  6. (Britain, cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
  7. (historical, Britain, up until 1920s) A fighter aircraft.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. watch, guard, sentry, sentinel, lookout, warden, guardian, minder, watchman, watcher, warder, patrol, defender, attendant, garrison, spotter, vanguard, reconnoitrer, watchperson, nightwatchman, outpost, outrider, reconnoiterer, lookout man, lookout woman, night watch, advance guard, avant-courier, picket, keeper, custodian, escort, ward, ranger, guide, patrolman, vedette, observer, spy, night watchman, security guard, patrolwoman, squire, patroller, bodyguard, signalman, flagman, protector, signaller, watchkeeper … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “A scout ahead of the main group gave Seth the final signal that the men were ready to detonate the charges.”
      “Lowell sent out a scout in search of Mosby.”
      “Your father has hired me as a scout to find information on the Faeries that might be useful.”
scouting
  1. The act of one who scouts.
  2. The Scout Movement
  3. The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. reconnaissance, exploration, search, inspection, survey, investigation, examination, scrutiny, recce, probe, observation, scan, recon, patrol, reconnoitering, reconnoitring, expedition, reconnoitre, reconnoiter, shufti, surveillance, scout, preliminary survey, scouting out, spying out, look, forage, combing, check, watch, hunt, lookout, sweep, glance, once-over, going-over, discovery, comb, vigilance, vigil, monitoring, policing, beat, patrolling, round … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Whether buying the spiced local gingerbread or scouting for the region's best amber, it's hard to resist picking something up.”
      “Steve Cotterill is set to continue his American adventure by jetting out to Los Angeles for a scouting mission this weekend.”
      “Many top alpinists set off on expeditions with a Washburn contact print, a hand-drawn map, and a scouting report sent by Washburn himself.”
scoutcraft
  1. (Scouting) A set of outdoor skills learned in scouting that include camping, hiking and pioneering
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bushcraft, woodcraft, outdoorsmanship, survivalism, outdoor expertise, wilderness skills, survival skills, wilderness survival skills
  3. Examples:
      4. “And in the second week Ricky's girls learned a lesson of greater value to them than all the scoutcraft they loved.”
      “Anyway, I've been shown the very finest kind of scoutcraft, and that little smile I started with has turned to pride.”
      “These skills eventually formed the basis of what is now called scoutcraft, the fundamentals of Scouting.”
scoutcraft
  1. (rare, science fiction, ufology) A spacecraft used for scouting.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bushcraft, woodcraft, outdoorsmanship, survivalism, outdoor expertise, wilderness skills, survival skills, wilderness survival skills
  3. Examples:
      4. “And in the second week Ricky's girls learned a lesson of greater value to them than all the scoutcraft they loved.”
      “Anyway, I've been shown the very finest kind of scoutcraft, and that little smile I started with has turned to pride.”
      “These skills eventually formed the basis of what is now called scoutcraft, the fundamentals of Scouting.”
scout
  1. (dated) A swift sailing boat.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. watch, guard, sentry, sentinel, lookout, warden, guardian, minder, watchman, watcher, warder, patrol, defender, attendant, garrison, spotter, vanguard, reconnoitrer, watchperson, nightwatchman, outpost, outrider, reconnoiterer, lookout man, lookout woman, night watch, advance guard, avant-courier, picket, keeper, custodian, escort, ward, ranger, guide, patrolman, vedette, observer, spy, night watchman, security guard, patrolwoman, squire, patroller, bodyguard, signalman, flagman, protector, signaller, watchkeeper … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A scout ahead of the main group gave Seth the final signal that the men were ready to detonate the charges.”
      “Lowell sent out a scout in search of Mosby.”
      “Your father has hired me as a scout to find information on the Faeries that might be useful.”
scout
  1. (archaic) A projecting rock.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. watch, guard, sentry, sentinel, lookout, warden, guardian, minder, watchman, watcher, warder, patrol, defender, attendant, garrison, spotter, vanguard, reconnoitrer, watchperson, nightwatchman, outpost, outrider, reconnoiterer, lookout man, lookout woman, night watch, advance guard, avant-courier, picket, keeper, custodian, escort, ward, ranger, guide, patrolman, vedette, observer, spy, night watchman, security guard, patrolwoman, squire, patroller, bodyguard, signalman, flagman, protector, signaller, watchkeeper … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A scout ahead of the main group gave Seth the final signal that the men were ready to detonate the charges.”
      “Lowell sent out a scout in search of Mosby.”
      “Your father has hired me as a scout to find information on the Faeries that might be useful.”
scouter
  1. A stoneworker who removes large projections by boring slanting or transverse holes and using wedges etc. to split the stone.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Your reptile is a scouter, or I'm no judge of Indian paints and Indian deviltries!”
      “The port was still open, and the empty carrier rack in the bow told him that Gibson had not yet returned with the scouter.”
      “The scouter settled on the outcrop beside Farrell, so close that the hot wash of its exhaust gases scorched his bare legs.”
scoutcrafts
  1. plural of scoutcraft
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bushcrafts, woodcrafts, outdoorsmanship, survivalisms
scoutings
  1. plural of scouting
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reconnaissances, explorations, searches, inspections, surveys, investigations, examinations, scrutinies, recces, probes, observations, scans, recons, patrols, reconnoiterings, reconnoitrings, expeditions, reconnoitres, reconnoiters, shuftis, surveillances, scouts, looks, forages, combings, checks, watches, hunts, lookouts, sweeps, glances, goings-over, once-overs, discoveries, combs, vigilances, vigils, monitorings, policings, beats, rounds … more
scouts
  1. plural of scout
  2. Synonyms:
      3. watches, guards, sentries, sentinels, lookouts, wardens, guardians, minders, watchmen, watchers, warders, patrols, defenders, attendants, garrisons, spotters, vanguards, reconnoitrers, watchpersons, outposts, outriders, reconnoiterers, night watches, advance guards, avant-couriers, guides, bodyguards, advance men, squires, escorts, explorers, pioneers, pathfinders, prospectors, rovers, adventurers, discoverers, surveyors, travellers, travelers, trailblazers, experimenters, leaders, voyagers, searchers, pilgrims, ramblers, seekers … more
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