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scavenger
[ skav-in-jer ]
noun
- an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- a person who searches through and collects items from discarded material.
- a street cleaner.
- Chemistry. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture.
scavenger
/ ˈskævɪndʒə /
noun
- a person who collects things discarded by others
- any animal that feeds on decaying organic matter, esp on refuse
- a substance added to a chemical reaction or mixture to counteract the effect of impurities
- a person employed to clean the streets
scavenger
/ skăv′ən-jər /
- An animal that feeds on dead organisms, especially a carnivorous animal that eats dead animals rather than or in addition to hunting live prey. Vultures, hyenas, and wolves are scavengers.
Derived Forms
- ˈscavengery, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of scavenger1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scavenger1
Example Sentences
Mealworms are Nature's scavengers and decomposers, able to survive up to eight months without food or water, and happy to eat their own kind when food is scarce.
As scavengers, vultures always look for the next carcass.
“I’m kind of a scavenger,” U.K.-based designer Ellen Poppy Hill says of her approach to secondhand fabric sourcing.
Think of it as a scavenger hunt for a person on the move with light, escape room-inspired puzzles.
Marini whips out some junior ranger books that depict local wildlife and feature a scavenger hunt that can be completed to earn a badge.
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