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Service d'inspection — Un service d inspection ou un corps d inspection est un groupe de fonctionnaires (inspecteurs) chargés de procéder à des inspections ou à des études au sein des administrations et/ou collectivités. Il existe aussi divers services d’inspection… … Wikipédia en Français
scavenger — /skav in jeuhr/, n. 1. an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter. 2. a person who searches through and collects items from discarded material. 3. a street cleaner. 4. Chem. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the… … Universalium
scavenger — (n.) originally person hired to remove refuse from streets, from M.E. scawageour (late 14c.), London official in charge of collecting tax on goods sold by foreign merchants, from Anglo Fr. scawager, from scawage toll or duty on goods offered for… … Etymology dictionary
scavenger — scav•en•ger [[t]ˈskæv ɪn dʒər[/t]] n. 1) ecl an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter 2) a person who scavenges for useful material 3) a street cleaner 4) chem. a chemical that consumes or renders inactive the impurities in a … From formal English to slang
scavenger — [skav′in jər] n. [ME scavager < Anglo Fr scawage, inspection < NormFr escauwer, to inspect < Fl scawen or Frank scouwon, to peer at, observe, akin to OE sceawian, SHOW] 1. a person who gathers things that have been discarded by others,… … English World dictionary
scavenger — n. 1 a person who seeks and collects discarded items. 2 an animal, esp. a beetle, feeding on carrion, refuse, etc. 3 Brit. archaic a person employed to clean the streets etc. Derivatives: scavengery n. Etymology: ME scavager f. AF scawager f.… … Useful english dictionary
scav|en|ger — «SKAV uhn juhr», noun. 1. an animal that feeds on decaying matter. Vultures, jackals, and some snails and beetles are scavengers. »Turkey buzzards…their services as scavengers are invaluable (Frank M. Chapman). 2. a person who searches through… … Useful english dictionary
