predator

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tə/

Noun

predator (plural predators)

1. Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
2. Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
3. A sexual predator.

Related terms

• predation
• predatory
• prey

Translations

• French: prédateur
• German: Raubtier; (but with fish usually) Raubfisch, Beutegreifer (biology), Prädator (ecology)
• Italian: predatore
• Portuguese: predador
• Russian: хи́щник
• Spanish: predador, depredador

Translations

• Italian: predatore, predone
• Portuguese: predador
• Russian: хи́щник

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