scavenger

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Synonyms: scavenge, scavenged, scavenges, avenger, stavanger, scavager, cavender, scanger, scavengers, saenger, scavengery

Antonyms: scavenge, scavenged, scavenges, avenger, stavanger, scavager, cavender, scanger, scavengers, saenger, scavengery

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Noun

1. Someone who [[scavenge]]s, especially one who [[search]]es through [[rubbish]] for [[food]] or useful things.
2. {{senseid|en|Q172867}}An [[animal]] that [[feed]]s on [[decay]]ing matter such as [[carrion]].
3. {{lb|en|UK|Irish|obsolete}} A [[street sweeper]].
4. {{lb|en|UK|Irish|historical}} A child employed to pick up loose [[cotton]] from the floor in a cotton [[mill]].
5. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[substance]] used to [[remove]] [[impurities]] from the [[air]] or from a [[solution]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[scavenge]].
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} To [[clean]] the [[rubbish]] from a [[street]], etc.

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