noun A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
noun An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
noun 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.
noun A person who assesses or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
noun A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
noun A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
noun A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.