Words Like SCAVENGER
We have put together a list of words that are similar to SCAVENGER.
6 Alternative Words Similar to scavenger
10 definitions of scavenger
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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.
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any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
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a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
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someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
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One that scavenges, as a person who searches through refuse for food.
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An animal, such as a bird or insect, that feeds on dead or decaying matter.
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Chemistry A substance added to a mixture to remove or inactivate impurities.
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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.
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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.
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In cotton-spinning, a child employed to collect the loose cotton lying about the floor or machinery.