magpie vs scavenger

magpie

noun
  • Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects. 

  • One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica. 

  • A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C. 

  • A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen. 

  • The third circle on a target, between the inner and outer. 

verb
  • To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business. 

  • To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark. 

  • To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do. 

scavenger

noun
  • Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things. 

  • A child employed to pick up loose cotton from the floor in a cotton mill. 

  • An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion. 

  • A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution. 

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