Scavenger (disambiguation)
# Scavenger (disambiguation)

Scavenger is an organism that seeks and feeds on discarded or abandoned material such as carrion or detritus.

Scavenger(s) or Scavenging may also refer to:

## Film and TV

* Scavengers (2013 film), science fiction film
* The Scavengers (1959 film), a Filipino crime film
* The Scavengers (1969 film), a Western war drama and exploitation film
* List of Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu episodes#"Scavengers"
* Scavenger (Transformers), characters in the Transformers series
* Scavengers, Walking Dead season 7
* Scavenger (audio drama), a 2014 audio drama based on the television series Doctor Who
* Scavengers (game show), a British game show

## Games

* Scavenger hunt, a game
* Scavenger, Inc., a video game publisher

## Music

* The Scavengers, a New Zealand punk rock band from the 1970s

### Albums

* Scavenger (album), a 1991 album by The Walkabouts
* Scavengers (album), a 2001 album by Calla
* The Scavenger, a 1966 album by Nat Adderley

## Profession or activity

* Mule scavenger, an old profession whereby a person retrieves cotton from underneath a spinning machine
* Waste picker, a person who picks recyclable elements from waste

## Science and technology

* Scavenger (chemistry), a method of removing impurities or other undesired chemicals from a mixture
* Scavenger receptor (endocrinology)
* Scavenger receptor (immunology), a group of pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune system
* Scavenging (engine), automotive process of pushing exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder and drawing in fresh air
* CPU scavenging, salvaging of machine time
* Energy harvesting also called energy scavenging, the capturing energy for autonomous devices

## Other uses

* Scavenger (comics), an armored enemy of Aquaman
* Operation Scavenger, a World War II operation in the Pacific theater
* Scavenger's daughter, a rack-like torture instrument
