Predator definition

prĕdə-tər, -tôr

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An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.

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An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.

A predatory person or animal.

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A person or group that robs, victimizes, or exploits others for gain.

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Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

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The definition of a predator is a person or an animal that hunts a smaller weaker person or animal.

An example of a predator is a lion hunting a gazelle.

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An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.

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Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.

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A sexual predator.

The woman was jailed after the judge called her a predator.

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Other Word Forms

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predator

Plural:

predators

Latin praedātor pillager from praedārī to plunder predatory

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage"), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey").

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