Meaning of opportunivore | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who subsists on still-edible food that has been or was going to be discarded.
2. One who will generally eat whatever is available, having a diet that excludes few foods.
3. A person who actively seeks or takes advantage of opportunities.

Examples

“An estimated $75 billion worth of food is thrown out yearly in America, and it doesn’t take a great leap of logic to connect the desire to live sustainably with the almost limitless supply of free food that overflows the nation’s dumpsters. Thus the opportunivore can forage either overtly or covertly, by asking up front or diving out back.”

“Their secret? Like us, they [coyotes] survive by adapting: they’re opportunivores, feeding on everything from insects to garbage to deer; […]”

“Those were heady times for a young, omnivorous reporter: I handled everything from stakeouts to regional front-page features, writing on topics from nuclear power to heroin addiction. I call myself an "opportunivore" because I’m still drawn to a wide range of stories.”

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