forager

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/ noun

An animal or person who forages.

Word Origin A forager is someone who forages — searches for food. Forage comes from Old French forrage, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą 'fodder, food'. The same root gives us fodder (animal food) and food itself. The PIE root *peh₂- meant 'to protect, feed'. So a forager is literally a food-seeker.

noun An animal or person who forages. countable

The experienced forager knew exactly which wild mushrooms were safe to eat and which to avoid.

(名词) 觅食者;采集者;搜寻食物者

这位经验丰富的觅食者清楚地知道哪些野生蘑菇可以安全食用,哪些需要避免。

(sustantivo) recolector; buscador de alimentos; rebuscador; forrajero [Un animal o persona que busca alimento o forrajea.]

El recolector experimentado sabía exactamente qué hongos silvestres eran seguros para comer y cuáles debía evitar.

(nom) cueilleur; glaneur; ramasseur; chercheur de nourriture [Animal ou personne qui cherche de la nourriture en explorant un milieu, notamment dans la nature.]

Le forager expérimenté savait exactement quels champignons sauvages étaient comestibles et lesquels éviter.

(Substantiv) **Forager** *m*, *f* – eine Person oder ein Tier, das nach Nahrung, Ressourcen oder Informationen sucht, oft in der freien Natur.

Der erfahrene **forager** sammelte nur essbare Pilze und Kräuter im Wald.

(名詞) 食べ物や資源を野山で探し集める動物や人。

その熟練した採集者は、どの野生のキノコが安全に食べられるか、どれを避けるべきかを正確に見分けることができた。

(substantivo) forrageador; coletor [Animal ou pessoa que forrageia.]

O coletor experiente sabia exatamente quais cogumelos selvagens eram seguros para comer e quais evitar.

Word parts: forage + er

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