Scavenger

Noun

 * 1)  A street sweeper.
 * 2) Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
 * 3) An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
 * 4)  A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

Thesaurus
amphibian, aquatic, biped, canine, cannibal, carnivore, chimney sweep, cleanser, cosmopolite, crossing sweeper, feline, flue cleaner, gnawer, herbivore, insectivore, invertebrate, mammal, mammalian, marsupial, marsupialian, omnivore, primate, quadruped, reptile, rodent, ruminant, street sweeper, sweep, sweeper, ungulate, varmint, vermin, vertebrate, whitewing

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"sk{v.@n.dZ@(r)/}}

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: animal nécrophage, charognard
 * German:
 * Hebrew:


 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: åtseleter
 * Nynorsk: åtseletar
 * Polish:
 * Slovene: mrhovinar


 * German:

Derived terms

 * scavenger beetle
 * scavanger crab


 * scavenger’s daughter
 * scav