forager
Americannoun
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a person or animal who goes out in search of food or provisions of any kind.
The ants you see are the foragers, out looking for food and water, and they represent only a very small number of the total colony.
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someone who collects or obtains things through hunting or searching about.
We meet the protagonist struggling to make ends meet as a scrap-metal forager in a remote community.
Etymology
Origin of forager
First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; forag(e) ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The musician is a keen forager with "an interest in mushrooms", and said she knew how to identify it and not mistake it for something poisonous.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
The space was redolent of chanterelles, a bowlful of which she’d just received from a forager friend in exchange for a burger.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
And on her new plant and fungi walks, starting this month, Bay Area forager Cindy Li will share knowledge gained foraging with her immigrant parents.
From Salon • May 30, 2024
Haas investigates human behavior in forager societies of the past to better understand human behavior in the present.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024
Finally, there’s the thorny question of the role of war in forager societies.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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