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scavengers

scavengers is the plural of scavenger.

Meaning of scavenger

Noun

scavenger (plural scavengers)

  1. Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
    • garbage scavenger
  2. An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
    • Vultures are natural scavengers.
  3. (Ireland, UK, obsolete) A street sweeper.
  4. (Ireland, UK, historical) A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.
  5. A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

See all 7 meanings of scavenger

Questions about scavengers

What is scavengers the plural of?
Scavengers is the plural of scavenger.

Words near scavengers in the dictionary

  1. scavengered
  2. scavengering
  3. scavengerings
  4. scavengerism
  5. scavengerous
  6. scavengers
  7. scavengership
  8. scavengery
  9. scavenges
  10. scavenging
  11. scavengings

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