OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29349

scavenger

/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
buzo • cartonero • excavador • pepenador • reciclador • reciclador de base
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
A scavenger picked through the rubbish heap.
garbage scavenger
carroñera • carroñero
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
Vultures are natural scavengers.
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