— forager , n.
/fawr"ij, for"-/ , n. , v. , foraged, foraging .
n.
1. food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.
3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.
4. a raid.
v.i.
5. to wander or go in search of provisions.
6. to search about; seek; rummage; hunt: He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.
7. to make a raid.
v.t.
8. to collect forage from; strip of supplies; plunder: to forage the countryside.
9. to supply with forage.
10. to obtain by foraging.
[ 1275-1325; ME fourrage, deriv. of fuerre FODDER ( ]
Syn. 1. See feed .