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scavenger

[skav-in-jer] / ˈskæv ɪn dʒər /
NOUN
forager
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NOUN
collector
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Buntrock expanded Ace Scavenger Service, merging it with a cousin’s business to form Waste Management in 1971.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

A 2002 online video game called Garfield’s Scary Scavenger Hunt featured Lyman chained to the basement wall of a haunted house.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Home Sweet Home Scavenger Hunt: You search every inch of the house for any type of paper.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020

A woman reconnects with an old beau for a “Christmas Scavenger Hunt” in this holiday romance.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019

According to the information she’d read in the Book Scavenger forums, the station would be broadcasting Mr. Griswold’s new game announcement any minute now.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman



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