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predator

[pred-uh-ter, -tawr]

noun

  1. Zoology.any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.

    Cats are carnivorous predators.

  2. a person or group that plunders, pillages, or robs, as in war.

    The Vikings were barbarian predators.

  3. 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.

  4. an overbearing, greedy or selfish person.



predator

/ ˈɛəə /

noun

  1. any carnivorous animal

  2. a predatory person or thing

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

predator

  1. An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.

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Other Word Forms

  • antipredator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of predator1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ٴǰ “plunderer, pillager,” equivalent to (ī) “to plunder, pillage” (derivative of praeda “booty, plunder”) + -tor, agent noun suffix; prey, -tor
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The mostly white moths stood out in the sooty environment and became easy prey for predators.

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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.

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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.

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There are predators on the island; animals are eaten for sustenance.

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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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