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forager
This term evokes a sense of opportunistic survival and nomadic movement. It describes a specific mode of existence where sustenance is gathered from the environment rather than produced through agriculture or hunting. In an anthropological sense, it carries a neutral, descriptive tone regarding early human societies.
In military history, the term takes on a more aggressive connotation. Here, it refers to the act of seizing resources from a territory to sustain an army, often implying a systematic stripping of local assets rather than a peaceful gathering of wild plants.
Meanings
Examples
The ant is a tireless forager searching for crumbs.
I wonder if I could survive as a forager in these woods.
The army sent out a forager to find livestock in the village.
Look at that squirrel acting like a professional forager.
We need a skilled forager to find edible mushrooms.
The colony depends on every single forager for its survival.
He spent his youth as a forager in the deep rainforest.
Stop acting like a forager and just buy some groceries.