1. Verb
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.
2. Noun
any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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