preyer

Variant of prey

noun

  1. Archaic plunder; booty
  2. an animal hunted or killed for food by another animal
  3. a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something
  4. the mode of living by preying on other animals: a bird of prey

Origin: ME preye < OFr preie < L praeda < base of prehendere, to seize: see prehensile

intransitive verb

  1. to plunder; rob
  2. to hunt or kill other animals for food
  3. to make profit from a victim as by swindling
  4. to have a wearing or harmful influence; weigh heavily

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