scavenger hunt

noun

: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit

Examples of scavenger hunt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yoshi’s bummed about being denied a puppy by her parents, tempers her anger and fills the void with a scavenger hunt in her backyard that turns up a lizard (Laggie) and a cricket (Grillo). —Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

On Valentine’s Day, pair up for special events at the resort like a couples’ scavenger hunt, a sunset paint and sip, and bubbles and stargazing. —Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025

Now We were given a full rundown of events, including a competitive family scavenger hunt organized for those in town for the experience. —Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025

Another year there was a scavenger hunt with a design not entirely different from that of the young Kevin McCallister. —Remy Tumin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scavenger hunt

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront
• blunt

Kids Definition

scavenger hunt

noun

: a party contest in which players are sent out usually in pairs to obtain without buying unusual objects within a fixed length of time