scavenger

ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)

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#1·4h ago

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

A scavenger picked through the rubbish heap.

Origin: Originally from , from , from , escauwage, , escavage, alteration of escauvinghe (compare , sceawinga), from . Usually reinterpreted/re-analysed today as scavenge (which was originally a backformation from this word) . Compare and . More at show. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.

Vultures are natural scavengers.

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#3·4h ago

(UK, Irish, obsolete) A street sweeper.

A scavenger picked through the rubbish heap.

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