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hoarder vs scavenger

scavenger vs hoarder

hoarder and scavenger both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoarder Yes No No No
scavenger Yes No No No
As nouns, scavenger is a hyponym of hoarder; that is, scavenger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hoarder:
  • hoarder: a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use
  • scavenger: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
Other hyponyms of hoarder include magpie, pack rat, miser, churl, niggard, scrooge, skinflint, penny pincher.
hoarder (noun) scavenger (noun)
a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
Difference between hoarder and scavenger

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