Translation guide
A person or animal that searches for and collects discarded items or feeds on dead animals.
An animal that eats dead animals or garbage.
General term for an animal that eats dead flesh. Used in biology and formal contexts.
ハゲワシは腐肉食動物です。
Vultures are scavengers.
A person who collects usable items from trash or scrap.
A substance that removes or neutralizes impurities or free radicals.
Directly translating 'scavenger' as スカベンジャー for a person can sound like a video game term. Use ゴミ漁り or 廃品回収業者 depending on context.
彼はゴミ漁りだ。
He is a scavenger.
Loanword from English, used in ecology or casual contexts.
スカベンジャーは生態系で重要な役割を果たす。
Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem.
Literary or formal term for a carrion eater.
屍肉食者は死体を清掃する。
Scavengers clean up carcasses.
Common term for someone who rummages through garbage for useful items. Can be derogatory.
彼はゴミ漁りをして生計を立てている。
He makes a living as a scavenger.
Formal term for a waste collector or recycler, often used for businesses.
廃品回収業者が古い金属を集めている。
Scavengers are collecting scrap metal.
Also used for people, especially in post-apocalyptic or gaming contexts.
ゲームの中でスカベンジャーとして廃墟を探索する。
In the game, you explore ruins as a scavenger.
Slang for a person who picks up discarded items, often with a negative connotation.
あの拾い屋はいつもゴミ置き場をうろついている。
That scavenger is always hanging around the garbage area.
Used in chemistry for a scavenger compound.
このスカベンジャーはフリーラジカルを除去する。
This scavenger removes free radicals.
Technical term for a trapping or scavenging agent.
酸素捕捉剤が添加された。
An oxygen scavenger was added.