Words Like SCAVENGER

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SCAVENGER.

6 Alternative Words Similar to scavenger

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5 Creature Noun      Synonym Words Like Creature
6 Fauna Noun      Synonym Words Like Fauna

10 definitions of scavenger

1 A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health.
2 any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
3 a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
4 someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
5 One that scavenges, as a person who searches through refuse for food.
6 An animal, such as a bird or insect, that feeds on dead or decaying matter.
7 Chemistry A substance added to a mixture to remove or inactivate impurities.
8 An officer whose duty it was to take custom upon the inspection of imported goods, and later also to see that the streets were kept clean. Also scavager.
9 Hence A person whose employment is to clean the streets, etc., of a city or the like, by scraping or sweeping together and carrying off the filth.
10 In cotton-spinning, a child employed to collect the loose cotton lying about the floor or machinery.
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