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- Dictionaryscavenger/ˈskav(ɪ)n(d)ʒə/
noun
- 1. an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse: "carcasses are usually quickly disposed of by scavengers"
- 2. a person who searches for and collects discarded items: "a reputation as a scavenger of discarded odds and ends"
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someone who collects things that people have thrown away or left somewhere: She earns her living as a scavenger at the city dump. Then scavengers came and dug up the metals worth selling. Fewer examples. Vultures are scavengers.
Scavengers are animals that consume dead organisms that have died from causes other than predation or have been killed by other predators. [1] While scavenging generally refers to carnivores feeding on carrion, it is also a herbivorous feeding behavior. [2] Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by consuming dead animal and plant ...
scavenger in British English. (ˈskævɪndʒə ) noun. 1. a person who collects things discarded by others. 2. any animal that feeds on decaying organic matter, esp on refuse. 3. a substance added to a chemical reaction or mixture to counteract the effect of impurities.
scavenger. noun. scav· en· ger ˈska-vən-jər. 1. chiefly British : a person employed to remove dirt and refuse from streets. 2. : one that scavenges: such as. a. : a garbage collector. b. : a junk collector. c. : a chemically active substance acting to make innocuous or remove an undesirable substance. 3.
In fact, anything or anybody searching for and collecting what others have tossed away is a scavenger. Originally the Middle English word skavager referred to a customs collector who collected scavage, or a toll on foreign goods brought in to sell.
to search for and collect unwanted food or objects, or of animals or birds to feed on decaying flesh: [ T ] We scavenged a table and chairs someone had thrown out.
1. an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. 2. a person who scavenges for useful material. 3. a street cleaner. 4. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a mixture.
Definition of scavenger noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to search for (anything usable) among discarded material. 2. (transitive) to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities. 3. old-fashioned.
someone who collects things that people have thrown away or left somewhere: She earns her living as a scavenger at the city dump. Then scavengers came and dug up the metals worth selling. Fewer examples. Vultures are scavengers.
