Predator

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpre.dÉ™.tÉ™r/

Alternative forms

• prædator archaic

Origin

From Latin praedātor, from praedor ("loot, pillage"), from praeda ("booty, spoils, prey").

Noun

1. any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food
2. someone who attacks and plunders for gain
3. a sexual predatorThe woman was jailed after the judge called her a predator.

Related terms

• predation
• predatory

Anagrams

• parroted
• prorated
• protrade
• teardrop