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pred·a·tor

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–noun

1.	Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.

2.	a predatory person.

[Origin: 1920–25; < L praedātor plunderer, equiv. to praedā(rī) to plunder (deriv. of praeda prey) + -tor -tor

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pred·a·tor Audio Help (prěd'ə-tər, -tôr') Pronunciation Key
n.

An organism that lives by preying on other organisms.
One that victimizes, plunders, or destroys, especially for one's own gain.

[Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder; see predatory.]

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predator
noun
1.	someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: marauder]
2.	any animal that lives by preying on other animals

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predator [ˈpredətə] noun

a bird, eg a hawk, or animal, eg a lion, that attacks and kills others for food

Arabic:	حَيوان ضار
Chinese (Simplified):	食肉动物
Chinese (Traditional):	食肉動物
Czech:	dravec
Danish:	rovdyr
Dutch:	roofdier
Estonian:	kiskja
Finnish:	petoeläin
French:	prédateur
German:	der Räuber
Greek:	αρπακτικό ζώο
Hungarian:	ragadozó
Icelandic:	rándÿr
Indonesian:	pemangsa sesama
Italian:	predatore

Japanese:	肉食動物
Korean:	포식 동물, 육식 동물
Latvian:	plēsoņa
Lithuanian:	plėšrūnas
Norwegian:	rovdyr
Polish:	drapieżnik
Portuguese (Brazil):	predador
Portuguese (Portugal):	animal de rapina
Romanian:	animal de pradă
Russian:	хищник
Slovak:	dravec
Slovenian:	roparica
Spanish:	depredador, predador
Swedish:	rovdjur
Turkish:	yırtıcı (kuş, * hayvan)