Not a scavenger—someone who takes from the dead. A restorer—someone who sees what is broken and believes it can live again.
He smiled. “Once, people called me a scavenger. But the real antonyms for scavenger are benefactor —someone who helps without taking. Guardian —someone who protects what’s fragile. Restorer —someone who returns what was lost.” antonyms for scavenger
The word stuck to him like mud on a raincoat. Scavenger. Feeder on the dead. Picker of bones and broken things. Not a scavenger—someone who takes from the dead