Definition of scavenger
1
chiefly British
: a person employed to remove dirt and refuse from streets
2
: one that scavenges: such as
a
: a garbage collector
b
: a junk collector
c
: a chemically active substance acting to make innocuous or remove an undesirable substance
3
: an organism that typically feeds on refuse or carrion
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The first known use of scavenger was in 1530
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