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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n:100 n. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities n. any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter Source: ecdict

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