scavenger
Example Sentences
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The birds noisily fight over their stolen feast, a potential tip-off to other scavengers.
From Barron's
We’d leave each other notes and scavenger hunt clues and other random stuff.
From Literature
At one man's request, the agency devised a "Mission Impossible" production for an adventurous young woman: an iPad delivered in the morning launched a scavenger hunt across Paris by sidecar and by boat.
From Barron's
They are predators and scavengers, similar in some ways to birds of prey, and play an important role in cleaning up carcasses.
From Science Daily
The result is a rare specimen that wasn’t worn down by scavengers or exposure.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
