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scavenger in Arabic

نَبَّاش nabbāš

/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

scavenger in Arabic: نَبَّاش (nabbāš), قَمَّام (qammām). In English, scavenger means someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

Arabic words for scavenger

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things
نَبَّاش nabbāš, قَمَّام qammām

English meaning of scavenger

  1. noun Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
  2. noun An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
  3. noun A street sweeper.
  4. noun A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.

Full definition of scavenger

scavenger in a sentence

  • A scavenger picked through the rubbish heap.
  • Vultures are natural scavengers.

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Questions about scavenger in Arabic

What is the meaning of scavenger in Arabic?
Scavenger in Arabic is نَبَّاش (nabbāš), قَمَّام (qammām).
ما معنى كلمة scavenger؟
Scavenger: نَبَّاش (nabbāš), قَمَّام (qammām).
What does scavenger mean in English?
Scavenger means someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

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