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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. : an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion. Did you know?
SCAVENGER definition: 1. a bird or an animal that feeds on dead animals that it has not killed itself: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
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.
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.
n. 1. a person who collects things discarded by others. 2. (Zoology) any animal that feeds on decaying organic matter, esp on refuse. 3. (Chemistry) a substance added to a chemical reaction or mixture to counteract the effect of impurities. 4. a person employed to clean the streets.
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. 4. old-fashioned. a person employed to clean the streets.
Definitions of 'scavenger'. 1. a person who gathers things that have been discarded by others, as a junkman. [...] 2. any animal that eats refuse and decaying organic matter. [...] 3. anything that removes impurities, refuse, etc.
