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carroñero

el carroñero, la carroñera
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
a. scavenger
Los buitres y las hienas son carroñeros que comen todo tipo de restos animales.Vultures and hyenas are scavenger that eat all kinds of animal remains.
a. scrounger
Ese carroñero vive de todos quienes lo rodean.That scrounger lives off of everyone around him.
b. vulture
Mi padre mayor fue víctima de un carroñero que le robó su dinero.My elderly father fell prey to a vulture who scammed him out of his money.
c. leech
Mi ex esposo carroñero está tratando de quedarse con todo mi dinero en el divorcio.My leech of an ex-husband is trying to get all my money in the divorce.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. carrion-eating
Las moscas y los escarabajos son insectos carroñeros.Flies and beetles are carrion-eating insects.
a. predatory
Hay un periodista carroñero husmeando en la empresa buscando pruebas para incriminar al director ejecutivo.There is a predatory journalist snooping around the company trying to get dirt on the CEO.
b. vampiric
Las prácticas prestamistas carroñeras han hecho que cientos de miles de personas no puedan pagar sus hipotecas.Vampiric loan practices caused hundreds of thousands to default on their mortgages.
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