scavenger
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
Types & categories
- chemical agent hypernym
Related & opposite
- scavenge derivation
Sense 2 noun
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
Types & categories
- hoarder hypernym
Related & opposite
- salvage derivation
Sense 3 noun
any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
Types & categories
- animal hypernym
- bottom-feeder hyponym
Related & opposite
- scavenge derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scavenge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical agent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | salvage |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hoarder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scavenge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottom-feeder |