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forager

[fawr-i-jer, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪ dʒər, ˈfɒr- /




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On an off-day hike, Newton and a forager friend had to spring into action when a restaurant called with an order for five pounds of ramps to be delivered the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

His career paths are hunter, forager or watchtower guard, but he seems more like the product of a progressive Montessori school, even with his dad urging him to cackle at shredded deer intestines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2025

“Once you’ve bit down on a fresh muscadine, juice and pulp bursting onto your tongue, table grapes will seem flavorless,” says Betsy Harris, a forager living in northern Florida.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2024

A forager has found a mushroom so rare that she will not share its location for fear of it being damaged.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2023

Firstly, all forager societies that have survived into the modern era have been influenced by neighbouring agricultural and industrial societies.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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