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predator
[pred-uh-ter, -tawr]
noun
Zoology.any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
Cats are carnivorous predators.
a person or group that plunders, pillages, or robs, as in war.
The Vikings were barbarian predators.
a person, group, or business that exploits, victimizes, or preys on others: corporate predators who go after smaller rivals.
a sexual predator who targets children;
corporate predators who go after smaller rivals.
an overbearing, greedy or selfish person.
predator
/ ˈɛəə /
noun
any carnivorous animal
a predatory person or thing
predator
An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.
Other Word Forms
- antipredator noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The mostly white moths stood out in the sooty environment and became easy prey for predators.
Gardner called Avenatti a “legal predator” and said that if it weren’t for him, she would be a homeowner, would own a car and would have savings.
Researchers concluded that two 86 million-year-old skeletons they studied belonged to a species that is now the closest known ancestor of all tyrannosaurs - the group of predators that includes the iconic T.rex.
There are predators on the island; animals are eaten for sustenance.
These films are criminally boring, as in, I believe there should be legal ramifications for making movies where Jason Statham wears a wetsuit and hunts giant, brutal, prehistoric predators so exhausting and utterly predictable.
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