talent scout
noun
: a person engaged in discovering and recruiting people of talent for a specialized field or activity
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Just about any talent scout will say that talent is not enough to achieve and sustain success in the music business.
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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
Priest Holmes, Wes Welker, Warren Moon and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner are among those that NFL talent scouts missed along the way.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
After being taken in by CASA Transport, a nonprofit organization that relocates at-risk animals from shelters across Tennessee, and placed in a rescue, Sparrow was discovered by a talent scout which led to a brief appearance in the film.
—Diana Leyva, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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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
Priest Holmes, Wes Welker, Warren Moon and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner are among those that NFL talent scouts missed along the way.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
After being taken in by CASA Transport, a nonprofit organization that relocates at-risk animals from shelters across Tennessee, and placed in a rescue, Sparrow was discovered by a talent scout which led to a brief appearance in the film.
—Diana Leyva, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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“Talent scout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent%20scout. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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