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predator
[ pred-uh-ter, -tawr ]
noun
- Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms:
Cats are carnivorous predators.
- a person or group that plunders, pillages, or robs, as in war:
The Vikings were barbarian predators.
- 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.
- an overbearing, greedy or selfish person.
predator
/ ˈprɛdətə /
noun
- any carnivorous animal
- a predatory person or thing
predator
/ prĕd′ə-tər /
- An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.
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- an·ti·pred·a·tor noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.
The lascivious sex predator is out; the deep-pocketed caped crusader is most definitely in.
The Air Force has enough MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones.
Amirpour sees the pimp as a liberator rather than a predator.
A man tracks her back to a building where the girl bares her fangs and devours him, reversing the role of predator.
Shortly after midnight Lockley had been awakened when a skunk defeated a hungry predator within a hundred yards of their bivouac.
Wasps in their predator state have been known to render spiders senseless, then bury them encrusted with eggs.
He envisaged a future free of pool hall smells and the glandular malfunctioning of his predator owner.
Heavy bounties paid for wolf heads eventually reduced the depredations of this predator until sheep and goats were fairly safe.
Pursuit by a predator, random movement, or other cause may be responsible for shift from one edge to another.
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