v. t. To cleanse, as streets, from filth. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines) To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working stroke;
n. [ OE. scavager an officer with various duties, originally attending to scavage, fr. OE. & E. scavage. See Scavage, Show, v. ] A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health. [ 1913 Webster ]
Scavenger beetle (Zool.),
Scavenger crab (Zool.),
Scavenger's daughter [ corrupt. of Skevington's daughter ],
n. a game in which individuals or teams are given a list of items and must go out, gather them together without purchasing them, and bring them back; the first person or team to return with the complete list is the winner. The items are sometimes common but often of a humorous sort. [ PJC ]