Meaning & use
scavenger
An animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter, or a person who searches through discarded items for useful things.
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Vultures are scavengers that clean up carcasses left behind by predators.
The old man was a scavenger who collected scrap metal to sell at the market.
A note on using this word
Scavenger is common in the phrase 'scavenger hunt,' a game in which players search for a list of items.
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