scavenger hunt

noun

: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit

Examples of scavenger hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Later this month, there will be a citywide scavenger hunt to introduce Miami residents to nonprofits in the area. —Glenn Gamboa, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025

The free event will include visits with Santa, hot cocoa and cookies, face painting, balloon artists, a bounce house and inflatable slides, reindeer scavenger hunts, crafts, carnival games, a live nativity scene, live entertainment, vendors and a food truck. —Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025

Spanning three stories, the family-friendly museum also puts on various events, including scavenger hunts and driving experiences. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025

Complete a digital scavenger hunt, visit bars and restaurants with exclusive discounts and enjoy festive decor at this walkable event. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scavenger hunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt

Kids Definition

scavenger hunt

noun

: a party contest in which players are sent out usually in pairs to obtain without buying unusual objects within a fixed length of time