preyer
Variant of prey
prey
definition
prey (prā)
noun
- Archaic plunder; booty
- an animal hunted or killed for food by another animal
- a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something
- the mode of living by preying on other animals a bird of prey
Etymology: ME preye < OFr preie < L praeda < base of prehendere, to seize: see prehensile
intransitive verb
- to plunder; rob
- to hunt or kill other animals for food
- to make profit from a victim as by swindling
- to have a wearing or harmful influence; weigh heavily
Related Forms:
- preyer prey′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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