Defenition of the word scavenger

• Defenition of the word scavenger

  • An organism that feeds on decaying flesh.
  • someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  • any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
  • a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

Synonyms for the word scavenger

• • forager
  • hunter
  • magpie
  • pack rat
  • searcher

Similar words in the scavenger

• • scavenger
  • scavenger's
  • scavengers

Hyponyms for the word scavenger

• • bottom feeder
  • bottom-feeder

Hypernyms for the word scavenger

• • animal
  • animate being
  • beast
  • brute
  • chemical agent
  • creature
  • fauna
  • hoarder

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