scavˈager noun

The officer who collected the toll, later charged with keeping the streets clean

scavˈenge /-inj or -inzh/ transitive verb

1. (back-formation from scavenger below) to search (for useful items) among refuse
2. To cleanse
3. To remove impurities from (a substance) (chem)

To act as a scavenger

The sweeping out of waste gases from an internal-combustion engine

scavˈenger /-jər/ noun

1. A person who searches for and gathers discarded items from garbage bins, etc
2. A person who cleans the streets
3. A person or apparatus that removes waste
4. An animal that feeds on garbage or carrion
5. Someone who deals or delights in filth

To act as a scavenger

scavˈengering noun

scavˈengery noun

scavˈenging noun

scavenge pump noun

In certain internal-combustion engines, an oil pump that returns used oil from the crank case to the oil tank

scavenger hunt noun

A game, usu played outdoors, in which players are given a list of items they must acquire without resorting to buying them