Scout
SCOUT, noun [Latin ausculto, culto, colo; Gr. the ear.]
1. In military affairs, a person sent before an army, or to a distance, for the purpose of observing the motions of an enemy or discovering any danger, and giving notice to the general. Horsemen are generally employed as scouts.
SCOUT, verb intransitive To go on the business of watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout
With obscure wing scout far and wide into the realm of night.
SCOUT, verb transitive
To sneer at; to treat with disdain and contempt. [This word is in good use in America.]