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scavenger

[skav-in-jer] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
forager
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NOUN
collector
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Buntrock expanded Ace Scavenger Service, merging it with a cousin’s business to form Waste Management in 1971.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

A 2002 online video game called Garfield’s Scary Scavenger Hunt featured Lyman chained to the basement wall of a haunted house.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Of the 27,358 houses and vacant lots offered at the county’s 2022 Scavenger Sale, 14,085 fell within the boundaries of a security map of the Chicago area.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2022

Home Sweet Home Scavenger Hunt: You search every inch of the house for any type of paper.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020

You can also cash in your points at the Book Scavenger store for book-hunting supplies—or for more books, of course!

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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