Difference between Scout and Reconnoitre

What is the difference between Scout and Reconnoitre?

Scout as a verb is to reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. while Reconnoitre as a verb is to perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

Scout

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. To explore a wide terrain, as on a search.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A swift sailing boat. A projecting rock. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. 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. A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip. A fielder in a game for practice. , A term used until 1920's of a fighter aircraft.

Example sentence: Sometimes recruiters and scouts are missing on players. Going after the guys who are really hyped, five-star players and guys that are playing in grassroots and are seen all the time. Then there are the players that developed internally. They go to small schools and they continue to work on their games and they blow up later.

Reconnoitre

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

We hope you now know whether to use Scout or Reconnoitre in your sentence.

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