scavenger

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A street sweeper
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things
A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution
{n} a person employed to clean streets
an animal that eats dead plants and/or animals
An organism feeding on dead organisms Vultures and hyenas are examples, but many other specials also scavenge at times (e g crows, bald eagles, and coyotes)
a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
an animal that eats dead material
{i} one who cleans; animal that feeds on trash or decaying flesh; street cleaner; one who searches through garbage for usable materials
An animal, bird, or other organism that feeds on dead or rotting flesh, or discarded food scraps
An animal that feeds on dead organisms
an animal that eats carrion; a person who uses garbage as a source for any or all of the following: food, shelter, or income through the resale of useable items
An organism that obtains nutrients from dead animals
any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
an organism that habitually feeds on refuse or carrion A coyote is a part-time scavenger; a turkey vulture is a full-time scavenger
any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth
A program for finding records on a physical volume "lost" due to crashes, and making them available again in the volume map Written by John Bongiovanni
An organism that feeds on the dead bodies of other organisms
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
An animal that consumes dead organic material
a component of lead anti-knock compounds that reacts with the lead radical to form volatile lead compounds that can be easily scavenged from the engine through the exhaust system Also, an individual who collects used lubricating oils for some secondary use
The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health
scavenger hunt
A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list
scavenger hunts
plural form of scavenger hunt
scavenger's daughter
An old instrument of torture invented by Leonard Skevington
scavenger's daughters
plural form of scavenger's daughter
scavenger hunt
A game in which individuals or teams try to locate and bring back miscellaneous items on a list
scavenger's daughter
instrument of torture that comprised of a broad iron hoop which was tightened around the victim's body by screws until blood came out from the nose and ears and often from the hands and feet
scavengers
plural of scavenger
scavenger

    Silbentrennung

    scav·en·ger

    Türkische aussprache

    skävıncır

    Aussprache

    /ˈskavənʤər/ /ˈskævənʤɜr/

    Etymologie

    [ 'ska-v&n-j&r ] (noun.) 1530. alteration of earlier scavager, from Middle English skawager customs collector, from skawage customs, from Old North French escauwage inspection, from escauwer to inspect, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scEawian to look at; more at SHOW.

    Gemeinsame Collocations

    scavenger hunt
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