talent scout
noun
: a person engaged in discovering and recruiting people of talent for a specialized field or activity
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Epstein was a top adviser to former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner but was not a talent scout for the retailer.
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 July 2025
The late-night local show also led to Sartain’s national breakthrough: A talent scout recruited him in 1972 to appear as a regular on the Laugh-in-style country music show Hee Haw.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Just about any talent scout will say that talent is not enough to achieve and sustain success in the music business.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Just for Laughs got its start in the 1980s as an annual festival where Los Angeles and New York talent scouts discovered the next big thing for Hollywood sitcoms and movie roles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 July 2025
The late-night local show also led to Sartain’s national breakthrough: A talent scout recruited him in 1972 to appear as a regular on the Laugh-in-style country music show Hee Haw.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 June 2025
Just about any talent scout will say that talent is not enough to achieve and sustain success in the music business.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
Just for Laughs got its start in the 1980s as an annual festival where Los Angeles and New York talent scouts discovered the next big thing for Hollywood sitcoms and movie roles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
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“Talent scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent%20scout. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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