scout
v.
1
late 14c., "observe or explore as a scout, travel in search of information," from Old French escouter "to listen, heed" (Modern French écouter), from Latin auscultare "to listen to, give heed to" (see auscultate). Related: Scouted; scouting.
2
"to reject with scorn," 1710, earlier "to mock" (c.1600), of Scandinavian origin (compare Old Norse skuta, skute "to taunt"), probably from a source related to shout, v.. Related: Scouted; scouting; scoutingly.
n.
"person who scouts, one sent out to gain information," 1550s, from scout, v.1. Boy Scout is from 1908. Scout's honor attested from 1908.