scout

Noun

• someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

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

• a Boy Scout or Girl Scout

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

Verb

• explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pathfinder , guide , talent scout , Scout , lookout , lookout man , sentinel , sentry , watch , spotter , picket , reconnoiter , reconnoitre