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scavenger meaning in Tamil

தெரு பெருக்குநர்

/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

scavenger in Tamil: தெரு பெருக்குநர், தோட்டி, கால்வலி, மாசு அகற்றி. In English, scavenger means someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

Tamil words for scavenger

தெரு பெருக்குநர், தோட்டி, கால்வலி, மாசு அகற்றி

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of scavenger in Tamil?
Scavenger in Tamil is தெரு பெருக்குநர், தோட்டி, கால்வலி, மாசு அகற்றி.
scavenger என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Scavenger: தெரு பெருக்குநர், தோட்டி, கால்வலி, மாசு அகற்றி.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: scavenger (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: scavenger (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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