Scavenger

A scavenger is someone who rifles through old junk looking for stuff of value that they might be able to turn into a profit. They often work with junk dealers who operate out of junk yards or salvage yards. The art of scavenging is frowned upon by many people, and there is a fine line between finding a discarded gem of notable value in some forgotten locale, or discovering a TV set in somebody's house. This latter example is not called scavenging, its called stealing, and is generally considered illegal in most civilized societies. Those who find work as a scavenger sometimes have a network of connections, which assists in garnering repeat business. Most often however, scavengers work alone, picking through the meaty remains of somebody else's discarded trash.

There are also several species of animals that are classified as scavengers, ranging from insects to birds, to even some mammals. Vultures are known to be scavenger birds, picking through the remains of a dead animal for food. As such, humans who engage in the art of scavenging have been referred to as "Vultures".