scout (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. explōrātor (gen. term to denote a spy or a reconnoiterer2. spĕcŭlātor (for syn. v. supr.)3. praecursor (like antecursor, denoting strictly a kind of military pioneer • scout (subs.): 1. explōrātor (gen. term to denote a spy or a reconnoiterer: whereas speculator denotes simply one sent out to ascertain the position of the foe): to ascertain anything by s.s, de aliqua re per exploratores certiorem fieri, Caes. B. G. 1, 12: to send forward s.s (a reconnoitering party), exploratores praemittere, Curt. 2. spĕcŭlātor (for syn. v. supr.): the s. observes the royal army from a watch-tower, s. contemplatur regium agmen e specula quadam, Liv. 31, 24, init.: Caes. 3. praecursor (like antecursor, denoting strictly a kind of military pioneer: used also fig. for a secret agent): Join: praecursor et emissarius, Cic. Verr. 5, 41, fin.
scout (v.) Copy link Outline I. To act as a s.II. To reject with disdain • scout (v.): I. To act as a s.: spĕcŭlor, 1: v. to spy. II. To reject with disdain: rĕpŭdio, 1: v. to reject, scorn.
SCOUT Copy link • SCOUT 1. s. emissarius: explorator: speculator [SYN. in SPY]: to place scouts at various places, speculatores spargere. Vid: also, SPY 2. v. To act as a scout, explorare: speculari (the former to find out anything, aliquid and de aliqua re; the latter to spy in all directions, in order to find out; Vid: Caes., B.G., 1, 47). [Vid: also, To SPY.] To repel, reject, Vid.