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Scavenger vs Scavenged - What's the difference?

scavenger | scavenged |

As a noun scavenger

is (obsolete) a street sweeper.

As a verb scavenged is

(scavenge).

scavenger

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A street sweeper.
  • Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
  • An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
  • (chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.
  • Derived terms

    * scavenger beetle * scavenger crab * scavenger's daughter * scav

    scavenged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scavenge)

  • scavenge

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
  • to remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
  • to expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
  • to feed on carrion or refuse
  • Derived terms

    * scavenger * scavenge pump