Prey Definition

prā
preyed, preying, preys
noun
preys
An animal hunted or killed for food by another animal.
Webster's New World
The collection of animals typically hunted and eaten by a predator.
The acoustic location of prey by barn owls.
American Heritage
A person or thing that falls victim to someone or something.
Webster's New World
Plunder; booty.
Webster's New World
One that is subjected to or afflicted with something.
Was prey to depression.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
verb
preyed, preying, preys
To hunt or kill other animals for food.
Webster's New World
To plunder; rob.
Webster's New World
To make profit from a victim as by swindling.
Webster's New World
To have a wearing or harmful influence; weigh heavily.
Webster's New World
To exert a baneful or injurious effect.
Remorse preyed on his mind.
American Heritage
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Origin of Prey

  • Middle English, from Old French preie, one of the variants of proie, from Latin praeda. Compare predator.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English preie from Old French from Latin praeda booty, prey ghend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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