predator

Noun

pred=a=tor

WORDNET DICTIONARY

predator(n = noun.person) marauder, piranha, vulture - someone who attacks in search of booty; Array

is a kind of aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker

has particulars: moss-trooper

predator(n = noun.animal) predatory animal - any animal that lives by preying on other animals; Array

is a kind of animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

has particulars: carnivore

predator, n.
1 an animal naturally preying on others.
2 a person, State, etc., compared to this.

Etymology

L praedator plunderer f. praedari seize as plunder f. praeda booty (as PREDACIOUS)

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