Word of the Day: reconnoiter

reconnoiter \ ˌrikəˈnɔɪtər \ verb

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

The word reconnoiter has appeared in three articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 14 in “He Was Spinning Vinyl. She Spun His World Around” by Rosalie R. Radomsky:

“Do you like vinyl?” asked Nasir Cedell Qadree as he walked up to her in the Union Market district of Northeast Washington, trying to plug Byrdland Records, a nearby vinyl shop where he spent Saturday afternoons spinning funk, soul, boogie, disco and house music.

Mr. Qadree, 38, primarily works as a managing partner of Zeal Capital Partners, a venture capital firm he founded, which focuses on investing in diverse management teams.

“I do,” she said. “Why do you ask?”

He was encouraged by her more-than-one-word reply.

“I’m spinning vinyl at 2 p.m.,” he said. “You should come by.”

They then locked eyes, took off their Covid masks and smiled.

Ms. Louvouezo, 37, a single mother whose son Myel, now 7, was away for the weekend, quickly called her friend. They decided to reconnoiter at Byrdland before lunch.

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