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scavengers

The correct spelling is scavengers.

How to pronounce scavengers

noun

Say it like: Sca-ven-jer-s

The correct spelling is scavengers. Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
  2. 2.An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
  3. 3.A street sweeper.
  4. 4.A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.
  5. 5.A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

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