talent scout

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   a person whose job is to find skilled or promising people, especially for sports, music, or film

   Grammar: Countable: a talent scout, two talent scouts.

   Patterns

   • a talent scout for something
   • talent scout for a team/company
   • be spotted by a talent scout

   A talent scout for the club spotted him playing in a local match.

   She was working as a talent scout for a record label when she heard the band.

   Talent scouts from several universities came to watch the tournament.

2. 2nouncountablebusiness

   someone who searches for new employees with special skills, especially in business or technology

   Grammar: Used in business contexts: a talent scout for a tech company.

   Patterns

   • talent scout for a company
   • work as a talent scout

   The startup hired a talent scout to find experienced engineers.

   As a talent scout, she spends most of her time meeting candidates.

Word forms

Common combinations

spotted by a talent scout

The singer was spotted by a talent scout at a small club.

talent scout for a team

He works as a talent scout for a professional soccer team.

send a talent scout

The label sent a talent scout to the festival.

a former talent scout

The book was written by a former talent scout.

Synonyms and how they differ

scout

Scout is the short form and is common in sports; talent scout is fuller and clearer when the context is not obvious.

recruiter

Recruiter is mainly used for finding employees; a talent scout often looks for performers or athletes.

spotter

Spotter is used in some fields like modeling or gymnastics, but it is less common than talent scout overall.

Word family

scout verb

to search for talented people or useful information

scouting noun

the activity of searching for new talent

Commonly confused: talent scout or scout?

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