scavenger

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈskæv.ən.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Noun

UK obsolete historical

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things. / An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion. / (UK, obsolete) A street sweeper.

Japanese Meaning

ゴミや廃棄物の中から食料や有用なものを探す人、またはその行動をする人 / 腐った獣肉や腐敗した物を食べる動物 / （UK、古語）路上の掃除人

What is this buttons?

The scavenger carefully sifted through the alley's overflowing bins and found a nearly intact cookbook.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ゴミあさりをする人は路地のあふれたゴミ箱を慎重に漁り、ほとんど無傷の料理本を見つけた。

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Sense（1）

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

Sense（2）

An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.

Sense（3）

(UK, obsolete) A street sweeper.

Sense（4）

(UK, historical) A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.

Sense（5）

(chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

scavengers

（ plural ）

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