RECONNOITER

scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre

(verb) explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered)

(American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.

Synonyms

• scout, survey

Noun

reconnoiter (plural reconnoiters)

(American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering.

Anagrams

• reconnoitre

Source: Wiktionary


Rec`on*noi"ter, Rec`on*noi"tre (rk`n*noi"tr), v. t. Etym: [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. See Recognize.]

1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

2. To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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