talent scout

noun

A person who locates and recruits talented people in a specific field, especially in entertainment or sports.

Meanings

nountalent scout (plural talent scouts)

plural talent scouts

  1. A person who locates and recruits talented people in a specific field, especially in entertainment or sports.

    Synonyms: talent-spotter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who locates and recruits talented people in a specific field, especially in entertainment or sports.

More synonyms by meaning

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

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Translations

Catalan cercapromeses, vistaire
  • cercapromesesperson
  • vistaireperson
Finnish kykyjenetsijä
  • kykyjenetsijäperson
French chasseur de têtes, dénicheur de talent
  • chasseur de têtesperson
  • dénicheur de talentperson
German Talentscout
  • Talentscoutperson
Spanish ojeador, ojeadora
  • ojeadorperson
  • ojeadoraperson
  • cazatalentosperson
  • descubretalentosperson
  • buscatalentosperson
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APA

talent scout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talent%20scout

MLA

“talent scout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talent%20scout. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talent scout,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talent%20scout.

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