Scavenger vs Scavenged - What's the difference?
scavenger | scavenged |
(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.
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English agent nouns
English twice-borrowed terms
(scavenge)
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
