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.
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.
He is a scavenger.
Vultures are scavengers.
Loanword from English, used in ecology or casual contexts.
Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem.
Literary or formal term for a carrion eater.
Scavengers clean up carcasses.
Common term for someone who rummages through garbage for useful items. Can be derogatory.
He makes a living as a scavenger.
Formal term for a waste collector or recycler, often used for businesses.
Scavengers are collecting scrap metal.
Also used for people, especially in post-apocalyptic or gaming contexts.
In the game, you explore ruins as a scavenger.
Slang for a person who picks up discarded items, often with a negative connotation.
That scavenger is always hanging around the garbage area.
Used in chemistry for a scavenger compound.
This scavenger removes free radicals.
Technical term for a trapping or scavenging agent.
An oxygen scavenger was added.