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Definitions: Scavenger |
ScavengerNoun1. A chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities. 2. Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others. 3. Any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "scavenger" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1859. (references) |
Etymology: Scavenger \Scav"en*ger\, noun. [from Old English expression scavager an officer with various duties, originally attending to scavage, from Old English English scavage. See Scavage, Show, verb.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Mining | A. Any chemical that is added to a system or a mixture to consume, or to convert to an inactive form, small quantities of impurities or undesired materials b. In flotation, a rougher cell in which the tailings, before being rejected as waste, are subjected to a scavenging flotation treatment. Concentrating tables are also used as scavenger machines c. In metallurgical operations, an active metal added to combine with oxygen and/or nitrogen in the molten metal and so cause removal of impurities into slag d. Oxygen, iodine, or more complex materials that, when added to a mixture, combine with free radicals in the mixture and permit themeasurement of these radicals. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ScavengerSynonyms: magpie (n), pack rat (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cleanness | Lavatory, laundry, washhouse; washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman; scavenger, dustman, sweep; white wings |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Scavenger |
| English words defined with "scavenger": glutathione peroxidase ♦ Pariah kite ♦ Scavenger beetle, scavenger cell, Scavenger crab ♦ tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "scavenger": 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid ♦ Cloacina ♦ Lipoproteins, HDL Cholesterol ♦ scavenger cells, scavenger mining ♦ Thioctic Acid. (references) |
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Screenplays | Boy, that was the best scavenger hunt ever. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) You're happy out there, are you? Eh? Wandering? One day blurring into another? You're a scavenger, Max. You're a maggot. (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior; writing credit: Terry Hayes; George Miller) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Scavenger Hunt (2003) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | National Aeronautic Association of the United States of America. Scavenger hunt for sportsmen pilots instructions, rules and badges.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Health | These include patrolling scavenger cells, complement, and various other enzymes and chemicals. (references) | |
Microbes attempting to get into the body must first get past the skin and mucous membranes, which not only pose a physical barrier but are rich in scavenger cells and IgA antibodies. (references) | ||
One free radical scavenger, vitamin E, is now used therapeutically as it staved off progression to certain important endpoints in AD patients by 6 months in an NIA-funded clinical trial. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Scavenger" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.87% of the time. "Scavenger" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 94.87% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 2.56% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.56% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 39 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "scavenger": scavenger beetle ♦ scavenger cell ♦ scavenger crab ♦ scavenger hunt. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "scavenger": scavenger-cum-predator. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
scavenger hunt | 1,096 |
scavenger hunt idea | 225 |
file scavenger | 125 |
scavenger hunt list | 119 |
scavenger | 58 |
scavenger hunt game | 46 |
hunt item scavenger | 45 |
hunt party scavenger | 32 |
scavenger sunset | 32 |
hunt idea list scavenger | 26 |
clue hunt scavenger | 24 |
scavenger hunt video | 20 |
hunt photo scavenger | 19 |
camping hunt scavenger | 16 |
bible hunt scavenger | 15 |
hunt idea kid scavenger | 15 |
hunt math scavenger | 14 |
hunt library scavenger | 13 |
oxygen scavenger | 13 |
birthday hunt party scavenger | 13 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "scavenger"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pastrues (abstergent, care-taker, laxative, orderly, purgative, purgatorial, purgatory, purificatory, purifier, rectifier, refiner, swabber, swamper), kafshë që ushqet me kërma, fshesar (street sweeper, sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مستقل المصائب, نابش الفضلات, زبال. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | уличен метач (orderly, street sweeper, sweeper), животно което се храни с мърша, любител на порнографията, боклуджия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 净化剂. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vydřiduch, mrchožrout. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ozonnedbryder (ozone depleter, ozone eater, ozone killer, ozone scavenger, ozone-damaging substance, ozone-depleting substance, ozone-modifying substance, ozone-reducing substance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ozonaantastende stof (ozone depleter, ozone eater, ozone killer, ozone scavenger, ozone-damaging substance, ozone-depleting substance, ozone-modifying substance, ozone-reducing substance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تنظیف کردن (Scavenge), سپوری کردن (Scavenge), سپور (Dustman, Sweeper), جانورکثافت خور, جانورلاشخور, جاروب کردن (Broom, Sweep, Whisk, Wisp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | otsonikerrosta tuhoava aine (ozone depleter, ozone eater, ozone killer, ozone scavenger, ozone-damaging substance, ozone-depleting substance, ozone-modifying substance, ozone-reducing substance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pilleur de poubelles, charognard, éboueur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Aasfresser, Straßenkehrer (cleanser, road sweeper, scavengers, street sweeper, sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σκουπιδιάρησ (refuse collector, sweeper), ζώο τρώγο ακαθαρσίασ, οδοκαθαριστήσ (street sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utcaseprõ (street sweeper, sweeper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spazzino (dustman, road sweeper, roadsweeper, street sweeper, sweeper), animale necrofago. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 넝마주이. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scrobbeyder, glenneyder (cleaner, cleanser, gutter, purificator, purifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avengerscay varredor de ruas (garbage compactor, street sweeper). (various references) scriitor de cãrţi obscene, mãturãtor de stradã (orderly), gunoier (dustman). (various references) уборщик мусора (garbage collector, garbage-collector), мусорщик (dustman, garbage collector, garbage-collector). (various references) strvožder, skupljač trofeja, skupljač otpadaka, čistač ulice (street sweeper). (various references) insecto que se alimenta de carroña, basurero (catlap, dump, dustman, garbage collector, garbage man, refuse dump, rubbish tip, tip, wastebasket), barrendero (street sweeper, sweeper). (various references) gatsopare (street sweeper). (various references) leş yiyen hayvan, çöpleri karıştıran kimse, çöpçü (dustman, garbage man, streetcleaner, sweeper). (various references) сміттяр (dustman, raker), любитель копатися в бруді. (various references) công nhân quét đường súc vật ăn xác thối người viết văn dâm ô tục tĩu. (various references) carthwr (cleanser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old North French | 1200-1500 | escauwage. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "scavenger": scavengers. (additional references) | |
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"Scavenger" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Saenger, scagenge, scanvenger, scavange, scavege, scavender, scavengery, Scavone. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "scavenger" (pronounced ska"vunjer) |
| 4 | -u n j er | challenger, deringer, Derringer, harbinger, messenger, passenger. |
| 3 | -n j er | arranger, Avenger, changer, conjure, danger, endanger, exchanger, ginger, Granger, hinger, injure, manger, plunger, Ranger, stranger. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-g-n-r-s-v" | |
-1 letter: avengers, engraves, scavenge. | |
-2 letters: avenger, avenges, careens, caserne, caverns, cravens, encages, engrave, enrages, genevas, greaves, recanes. | |
-3 letters: agenes, agrees, angers, avenge, averse, cagers, caners, careen, carven, carves, casern, cavern, cavers, censer, cranes, craven, craves, crease, eagers, eagres, encage, encase, enrage, ganevs, genera, geneva, genres, graces, graven, graves, grease, greave, greens, nacres, nerves, ragees, rances, ranees, ranges, ravens, reaves, recane, regave, sanger, screen, seance, secern, seneca, senega, veenas, vegans, venges, verges. | |
-4 letters: acnes, acres, agene, agers, agree, anger, avens, avers, cager, cages, caner, canes, cares, carns, carse, carve, caver, caves, cease, cense, ceres, crags, crane, crave, eager, eagre, earns, eaves, egers, erase, ernes, escar, evens, ganev, gears, genes, genre, gnars, grace, grans, grave, green, grees, nacre, narcs, nares, naves, nears, nerve, never, neves, races, ragee, rages, rance, ranee, range, raven, raves, reave, reges, regna, sager, saner, saree, sarge, saver, scare, scena, scene, scrag, scree, serac, serge, serve, seven, sever, snare, sneer, vanes, vangs, veena, veers, vegan, venae, venge, verge, verse. | |
-5 letters: aces, acne, acre, agee, ager, ages, anes, arcs, ares, arse, aver, aves, cage, cane, cans, care, carn, cars, case, cave, cees, cere, crag, earn, ears, ease, eave, eger, engs, eras, ergs, erne, erns, even, ever, eves, gaen, gaes, gane, gars, gave, gear, gees, gene, gens, gnar, gran, gree, nags, narc, nave, near, neve, race, rage, rags, rang, rase, rave, recs, rees, regs, revs, sage, sane, sang, save, scag, scan, scar, sear, seen, seer, sene, sera, sere, snag, vacs, vane, vang, vans, vars, vase, veer, vees, vena, vera. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-g-n-r-s-v" | |
+1 letter: grievances, scavengers. | |
+2 letters: changeovers, governances. | |
+3 letters: eviscerating, noncoverages. | |
+4 letters: extravagances. | |
+5 letters: extravagancies, overencourages. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 63 61 76 65 6E 67 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.-. .- ...- . -. --. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100011 01100001 01110110 01100101 01101110 01100111 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S c a v e n g e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0063 0061 0076 0065 006E 0067 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)536967887180737184 |
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