Associations to the word «Scavenger»

Wiktionary

SCAVENGER, noun. (obsolete) A street sweeper.
SCAVENGER, noun. Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
SCAVENGER, noun. An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
SCAVENGER, noun. (chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.
SCAVENGER HUNT, noun. A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list.
SCAVENGER HUNTS, noun. Plural of scavenger hunt

Dictionary definition

SCAVENGER, noun. A chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities.
SCAVENGER, noun. Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others.
SCAVENGER, noun. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky