SCAVENGER


Meaning of SCAVENGER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskævɪndʒə ]

n. 1 a person who seeks and collects discarded items. 2 an animal, esp. a beetle, feeding on carrion, refuse, etc. 3 Brit. archaic a person employed to clean the streets etc. øøscavengery n. [ME scavager f. AF scawager f. scawage f. ONF escauwer inspect f. Flem. scauwen, rel. to SHOW: for -n- cf. MESSENGER]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.