scout out

scout someone or something out

to search for and discover someone or something. I will scout a new salesclerk out for you if you want. I'll scout out a new clerk for you.

scout out

To go to a place to make a preliminary inspection of someone or something in order to evaluate it for possible use, purchase, or hire, or in order to obtain information ahead of a future encounter: The college coach went to a high school game to scout out a potential recruit. I went ahead of the other hikers and scouted the trail out.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Prosperus	-	Late Roman
Benedita	-	Portuguese
Mariana	mə-RYA-nə (Portuguese), mah-RYAH-nah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Czech, Ancient Roman
Millicent	MIL-ə-sənt	English
Natalia	nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Quiana	-	African American (Modern)