Spy vs. Scout

Spynoun

A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

Spyverb

(intransitive) To act as a spy.

Spyverb

(transitive) To spot; to catch sight of.

Spyverb

(intransitive) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.

Spyverb

(transitive) To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.

Spyverb

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

Spyverb

To discover by close search or examination.

Spyverb

To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a country; - usually with out.

Spyverb

To search narrowly; to scrutinize.

Spynoun

One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.

Spynoun

A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.

Spynoun

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

Spynoun

a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people;

Spyverb

catch sight of

Spyverb

watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Spyverb

secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage;

Scoutnoun

A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.

Scoutnoun

An act of scouting or reconnoitering.

Scoutnoun

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.

Scoutnoun

A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.

Scoutnoun

(British) 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.

Scoutnoun

A fielder in a game for practice.

Scoutnoun

A fighter aircraft.

Scoutnoun

(informal) Term of address for a man or boy.

Scoutnoun

(dated) A swift sailing boat.

Scoutnoun

(archaic) A projecting rock.

Scoutnoun

The guillemot.

Scoutverb

To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search; to reconnoiter.

Scoutverb

(transitive) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

Scoutverb

(transitive) To reject with contempt.

Scoutverb

(intransitive) To scoff.

Scoutnoun

A swift sailing boat.

Scoutnoun

A projecting rock.

Scoutnoun

A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.

Scoutnoun

A college student's or undergraduate's servant; - so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.

Scoutnoun

A fielder in a game for practice.

Scoutnoun

The act of scouting or reconnoitering.

Scoutnoun

A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).

Scoutverb

To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.

Scoutverb

To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

Scoutverb

To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.

Scoutverb

To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.

Scoutnoun

a person employed to watch for something to happen

Scoutnoun

someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

Scoutnoun

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Scoutverb

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody