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scavenger Definition

scav·enger (-in jər)

noun

  1. a person who gathers things that have been discarded by others, as a junkman
  2. any animal that eats refuse and decaying organic matter
  3. anything that removes impurities, refuse, etc.
  4. Chiefly Brit. a person employed to clean the streets, collect refuse, etc.

Etymology: ME scavager < Anglo-Fr scawage, inspection < NormFr escauwer, to inspect < Fl scawen or Frank scouwon, to peer at, observe, akin to OE sceawian, show

scavenger Synonyms

scavenger

n.

forager, scrounge, scrounger, hunter, freeloader, collector; see also junk dealer.

scavenger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • attract: The open quarries were used for the disposal of refuse, which probably attracted the scavengers.
  • become: Given a mix of any he will become a scavenger ( 5 ) 24.
  • include: This includes potent free radical scavengers, namely the antioxidant vitamins A, C, E and beta-carotene.
  • know: Grape seed extract - one of the most powerful antioxidants and free radical scavengers known.
  • feed: Excellent for use in freshwater or marine aquariums to feed scavengers thereby reducing the chances they will attack other aquatic pets.

Converse of subject

  • consume: This poison is then consumed by the scavengers - and they too die.

Adjective modifier

  • potent: Sesame oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids and it contains potent free radical scavengers.
  • radical: Sesame oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids and it contains potent free radical scavengers.
  • free: Sesame oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids and it contains potent free radical scavengers.
  • natural: Gulls are natural scavengers ( like the vulture of Africa ): they have an important role to play in cleaning up animal remains.
  • free-radical: Protects the heart against harmful effects of oxygen depletion - it is a powerful free-radical scavenger.
  • other: Beachcombers and other scavengers may enjoy this related site called Things that float.

Modifies a noun

  • hunt: S - ... cards with " ready ideas " for an update of the old scavenger hunt game.
  • receptor: Increased levels of oxidized LDL in the plasma of rheumatoid patients with cardiovascular disease: consequences for monocyte scavenger receptor uptake of LDL.
  • cell: They have an antibacterial action, because they improve the efficiency of macrophages, scavenger cells that remove bacteria from the blood.
  • bird: Ravens were unclean scavenger birds so better not to think about the bread and meat they would actually bring!
  • area: Scavenger area Readings were taken in the whole of the scavenger Area.
  • game: S - ... cards with " ready ideas " for an update of the old scavenger hunt game.

Noun used with modifier

  • seahunt: The seahunt scavenger on the cabins this will be possible to be.

Preposition: of

  • radical: I am taking Lutein which is claimed to be a strong scavenger of free radicals.

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