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Nouns (9)

n. someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

guide, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

watch, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, lookout man

n. a person employed to watch for something to happen

Verbs (2)

reconnoiter, reconnoitre

v. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

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Fuzzynyms (84)

adviser, advisor, consultant

n. an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"

mentor, wise man

n. a wise and trusted guide and advisor

counselor, counsellor

n. someone who gives advice about problems

adventurer, explorer

n. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut

n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

mountaineer, mountain climber

n. someone who climbs mountains

pilgrim, palmer

n. someone who journeys in foreign lands

n. someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

pioneer, innovator

n. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

n. a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

commander, commandant, commanding officer

n. an officer in command of a military unit

dictator, potentate

n. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

n. directs the work of other

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter

n. a horse used to set the pace in racing

trend-setter, taste-maker, fashion arbiter

n. someone who popularizes a new fashion

forerunner, precursor

n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising

coach, tutor, private instructor

n. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

detective, investigator, tec

n. a police officer who investigates crimes

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

watch, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, scout, lookout man

n. a person employed to watch for something to happen

teacher, instructor

n. a person whose occupation is teaching

escort, bodyguard

n. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

n. a person who keeps watch over something or someone

n. the chief official in charge of a prison

n. a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

finder, discoverer, spotter

n. someone who is the first to observe something

n. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

detective, investigator, tec

n. a police officer who investigates crimes

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

escort, bodyguard

n. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

n. an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)

watch, look attentively

v. look attentively; "watch a basketball game"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

survey, run a survey of, make a survey of

v. make a survey of; for statistical purposes

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

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