1. animals that feed on dead or decaying organic matter
2. people who search through discarded items for things of value
3. people who survive by finding and using whatever they can

Examples

• Vultures are important scavengers in the ecosystem.
• Hyenas are both hunters and scavengers.
• The scavengers found useful materials in the junkyard.
• After the storm, scavengers searched the beach for valuable items.
• Urban scavengers collect recyclable materials from trash bins.
• In the post-apocalyptic world, survivors became scavengers.
• The scavengers cleaned up the forest floor by eating dead animals.