scavenger

[ skav-in-jer ]

/ ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR scavenger ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Origin of scavenger

1520–30; earlier scavager<Anglo-French scawageour, equivalent to (e)scawage inspection (escaw(er) to inspect <Middle Dutch schauwen to look at (cognate with show) + -age-age) + -eour-or²

Words nearby scavenger

scaup, scauper, scaur, scavenge, scavenge pump, scavenger, scavenger beetle, scavenger hunt, scavenger's daughter, scavenge stroke, Sc.B.

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Example sentences from the Web for scavenger

Through these experiments, they’ve learned that whale falls attract different scavengers and other creatures, depending on how deep they land.
Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets|Stephen Ornes|October 15, 2020|Science News For Students
A 5-gallon tank is the best size for a few smaller tropical fish, like guppies, or even cherry shrimp, which can play a useful role as scavengers and algae eaters.
The best fish tanks for every space|PopSci Commerce Team|October 8, 2020|Popular Science
Life is a scavenger hunt run backward as well as forward, a race to comprehend.
The Last of the Wasps|Tad Friend|September 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
At that point, Tyson had become a scavenger spewing bile and pus.
Bloody Brilliant|Stanley Crouch|April 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Vasiliev took the part of the scavenger, saying that it was not lawful to strike a prisoner.
Resurrection|Leo Tolstoy
No scavenger shark, no carrion crab, ever chambered more grisly secrets in his digestive processes than this big charnel bird.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
Firstly, he was a scavenger, and the wise men taught the people to respect him as a means of preserving the race undiminished.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866|Various
The Scavenger was grappled to the orbit-ship's hull by magnetic cables.
Gold in the Sky|Alan Edward Nourse
He had accustomed himself to the hourly intrusion of the scavenger pigs and starving dogs in his house.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking

British Dictionary definitions for scavenger

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

Derived forms of scavenger

scavengery, noun

Word Origin for scavenger

C16: from Anglo-Norman scawager, from Old Norman French escauwage examination, from escauwer to scrutinize, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish scauwen

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for scavenger

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.

单词	scavenger
释义	scavenger [ skav-in-jer ] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scavenger ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of scavenger 1520–30; earlier scavager<Anglo-French scawageour, equivalent to (e)scawage inspection (escaw(er) to inspect <Middle Dutch schauwen to look at (cognate with show) + -age-age) + -eour-or² Words nearby scavenger scaup, scauper, scaur, scavenge, scavenge pump, scavenger, scavenger beetle, scavenger hunt, scavenger's daughter, scavenge stroke, Sc.B. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scavenger Through these experiments, they’ve learned that whale falls attract different scavengers and other creatures, depending on how deep they land. Whales get a second life as deep-sea buffets\|Stephen Ornes\|October 15, 2020\|Science News For Students A 5-gallon tank is the best size for a few smaller tropical fish, like guppies, or even cherry shrimp, which can play a useful role as scavengers and algae eaters. The best fish tanks for every space\|PopSci Commerce Team\|October 8, 2020\|Popular Science Life is a scavenger hunt run backward as well as forward, a race to comprehend. The Last of the Wasps\|Tad Friend\|September 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST At that point, Tyson had become a scavenger spewing bile and pus. Bloody Brilliant\|Stanley Crouch\|April 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Vasiliev took the part of the scavenger, saying that it was not lawful to strike a prisoner. Resurrection\|Leo Tolstoy No scavenger shark, no carrion crab, ever chambered more grisly secrets in his digestive processes than this big charnel bird. The Escape of Mr. Trimm\|Irvin S. Cobb Firstly, he was a scavenger, and the wise men taught the people to respect him as a means of preserving the race undiminished. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866\|Various The Scavenger was grappled to the orbit-ship's hull by magnetic cables. Gold in the Sky\|Alan Edward Nourse He had accustomed himself to the hourly intrusion of the scavenger pigs and starving dogs in his house. Carmen Ariza\|Charles Francis Stocking British Dictionary definitions for scavenger 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 Derived forms of scavenger scavengery, noun Word Origin for scavenger C16: from Anglo-Norman scawager, from Old Norman French escauwage examination, from escauwer to scrutinize, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish scauwen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scavenger hunter, scrounger, rat, hyena, vulture, magpie Scientific definitions for scavenger 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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scavenger

noun

Origin of scavenger

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Example sentences from the Web for scavenger

British Dictionary definitions for scavenger

noun

Derived forms of scavenger

Word Origin for scavenger

Words related to scavenger

Scientific definitions for scavenger