English → Latin
“scavenger” in Latin
pūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community; public, generalpūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify; to exculpate, justify, vindicate, clear someone's name; to expiate, lustrate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
scavenger
purgator cloacarum (Firmianus, Math., 8, 20): *purgator viarum (publicarum): *qui vicos (or perhaps better vias) purgat.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for scavenger?
- The usual Latin words for “scavenger” are pūblicus, pūrgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.