"scavenger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Englisch]

IPA: ˈskævɪnd͡ʒəʳ, ˈskævɪnd͡ʒɚ Audio: En-uk-scavenger.ogg
  1. der Aasfresser
    Sense id: de-scavenger-en-noun-KDwQp-Fo
  2. Person, die nach verwertbaren Sachen sucht;
    Sense id: de-scavenger-en-noun-IhaWJsSJ
  3. Person, die angestellt ist Müll einzusammeln; Müllmann
    Sense id: de-scavenger-en-noun-KvMl6aq2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: waste picker, waste collector, garbage collector, junk collector Derived forms: scavenger hunt Translations (Person, die angestellt ist Müll einzusammeln): Müllmann (Deutsch) Translations (der Aasfresser): Aasfresser [masculine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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