Scavenger

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts9 letters

Definition of Scavenger

Noun

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
"garbage scavenger"
An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
"Vultures are natural scavengers."
A street sweeper.
A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill.
A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

Verb

To scavenge.
To clean the rubbish from a street, etc.

Anagrams of Scavenger

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "scavenger":

8-LETTER WORDS

avengers engraves scavenge

7-LETTER WORDS

avenger avenges careens caserne caverns cravens encages engrave enrages genevas greaves recanes

6-LETTER WORDS

agenes agrees angers arenes avenge averse cagers caners careen carven carves casern cavern cavers censer+20 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "scavenger" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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