One who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who is willing to ignore their ideals to accomplish goals.
One who belongs to the philosophic school of pragmatism; one who holds that the meaning of beliefs are the actions they entail, and that the truth of those beliefs consist in the actions they entail successfully leading a believer to their goals.
One who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.
An advocate of pragmatism.
one who studies pragmatics.
Advocating pragmatism.
A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
A fighter aircraft.
Term of address for a man or boy.
An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
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.
A person employed to monitor rivals' activities in the petroleum industry.
A fielder in a game for practice.
A housekeeper or domestic cleaner, generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern bedder at Cambridge University.
A preliminary image that allows the technician to make adjustments before the actual diagnostic images.
The guillemot.
A domestic servant, generally male, who would attend (usually several) students in a variety of ways, including cleaning; generally equivalent to a gyp at Cambridge University or a skip at Trinity College, Dublin.
A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
To reject with contempt.
To scoff.
To pour forth a liquid forcibly, especially excrement.
To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.