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SCAVENGER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does scavenger mean?

• SCAVENGER (noun)
The noun SCAVENGER has 3 senses:

1. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
3. any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter

Familiarity information: SCAVENGER used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SCAVENGER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("scavenger" is a kind of...):

chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

pack rat; magpie; scavenger

Hypernyms ("scavenger" is a kind of...):

hoarder (a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("scavenger" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scavenger"):

bottom-feeder (a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain)

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