SCAVENGERS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word scavengers. (close relations)
scavenging
Best Alternative Words for SCAVENGERS
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| foragers | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who hunts for food and provisions | ||||||||
| gatherers | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who gathers • a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) | ||||||||
| gleaners | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters • someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully | ||||||||
| vultures | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion • someone who attacks in search of booty | ||||||||
| magpie | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call • someone who collects things that have been discarded by others • an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker | ||||||||
| pack rat | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who collects things that have been discarded by others • any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects | ||||||||
