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scavenger

[skav-in-jer] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
forager
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NOUN
collector
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In total, the team described 24 new species across 10 amphipod families, including both predators and scavengers.

From Science Daily

This behavior made sense, since wolves create reliable feeding opportunities for scavengers.

From Science Daily

Finding the best pint in a given city has become a digital scavenger hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal

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