Synonyms for scavenger
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
A scavenger picked through the rubbish heap.
Related words
- Word family
- scaffy
Forms
- Plural
- scavengers → magpies…
Example sentences
- magpie It's not a raven, a crow, nor a magpie. It's a rook.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scavenger | rising | |
| magpie | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- magpie2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magpie2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- charognard
- Deutsch
- Aasfresser