predatorn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛdətə/, U.S.

/ˈprɛdədər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praedātor.

Etymology: < classical Latin praedātor plunderer, pillager, robber, person or animal that goes after prey, hunter, ravisher ( < praedāt- , past participial stem of praedārī pread v. + -or -or suffix). Compare Middle French, French prédateur plunderer (1574), person who lives on booty or plunder (1745), animal that preys on other animals (1909 in adjectival use). With sense 2 perhaps compare scientific Latin Predatores, denoting a tribe of beetles (W. Swainson in W. Swainson & W. E. Shuckard On Hist. & Nat. Arrangement of Insects (1840) ii. iii. 115).Quot. 1581 at sense 1 apparently shows an isolated early borrowing.

1. A person who plunders or pillages; a ruthlessly exploitative or rapacious individual; a depredator.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun]

riflera1350

ravenerc1384

pillerc1385

preyerc1390

raptora1398

peelera1425

despoiler1467

spulyierc1475

pillardc1485

ruggerc1485

pollera1513

booty-fellow1530

spoiler1535

caterpillar1541

kitea1556

ransacker?1576

predator1581

lurdan1589

worm1591

scraper1598

pillager?1611

ravager1611

bird of preya1616

depredator1626

plunderer1639

expilator1658

shark1713

depredationist1828

spoliator1831

rapiner1843

ravisher1851

1581 B. Rich Don Simonides I. 20 Now Cæsar a tyrant, slaine in the Senate, hostis patrie, bereft of his Diadem, no pretor but predator.

1908 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 31 148 For the unscrupulous promoter of get-rich-quick concerns, the dishonest predator upon innocent wealth, there yawns the jail or the suicide's grave.

1964 Lima (Ohio) News 25 Sept. 40/3 Once the non predatory citizen begins to cooperate with the predator by accepting a share of the plunder, he is no longer in a position to resist predation.

1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps p. x The woman ‘on the stroll’ (streetwalking) is a prowler and predator, self-directed and no-one's victim.

2004 P. J. Conradi Going Buddhist 50 The schisms, bigots, frauds, hypocrites and predators that attend all religious systems.

2. An animal that preys on other animals; an animal that kills and eats prey; a carnivore.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > predator

beast of preya1398

beast of ravina1425

fowl of reif1457

ravina1626

hunter1667

predacean1835

predator1908

1908 Science 21 Aug. 228 Probably in all cases numerous parasites and predators and other factors of this same class contribute to form the controlling environment of an injurious species.

1920 Ecology 1 245 The Belostomidae and Odonata nymphs have been observed to be predators of the pigmy sunfish.

1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row xvii. 69 The little octopi..prefer a bottom on which there are many caves and little crevices..where they may hide from predators.

1971 Nature 1 Oct. 345/1 Predators also show a tendency to continue to select a given type of prey, even though other types may be..more easily available.

2005 FHM Jan. 24/3 Polar bears are, unquestionably, the world's largest land predator.

3. Business. A company, board of directors, etc., that makes or is expected to make a takeover bid, esp. an unwelcome one, for another company.

ΚΠ

1969 Harvard Business Rev. May 94/1 Typically, what rouses the appetite of the conglomerate predator is a company with a lower price/earnings ratio than its own.

1975 Economist 28 June 96/1 Sterling plunges and the stock market is still..low. This provides a doubly strong bid incentive for American predators.

2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 6 June a11/4 The panel suggests that a shareholding threshold be set at which a company would have to yield to predators. Called a ‘breakthrough rule’, it would require a company to surrender once a bidder had 75% of total shares.

Compounds

predator–prey adj. Ecology relating to or designating the relationship between a predator and its prey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > predatory > of the balance between predator and prey

predator–prey1932

1932 Ecology 13 406 Attention is limited to the relatively simple cases furnished by host-parasite and predator-prey relations.

1946 Q. Rev. Biol. 21 235/2 In equations depicting predator–prey interactions in lower vertebrates, loss types may substitute naturally for each other.

2003 Birder's World Apr. 72/2 You can purchase ladybugs and lacewings from bio-control suppliers, but releasing them at the right period in predator-prey cycles can be tricky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predator
释义	predatorn. Brit. /ˈprɛdətə/, U.S. /ˈprɛdədər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praedātor. Etymology: < classical Latin praedātor plunderer, pillager, robber, person or animal that goes after prey, hunter, ravisher ( < praedāt- , past participial stem of praedārī pread v. + -or -or suffix). Compare Middle French, French prédateur plunderer (1574), person who lives on booty or plunder (1745), animal that preys on other animals (1909 in adjectival use). With sense 2 perhaps compare scientific Latin Predatores, denoting a tribe of beetles (W. Swainson in W. Swainson & W. E. Shuckard On Hist. & Nat. Arrangement of Insects (1840) ii. iii. 115).Quot. 1581 at sense 1 apparently shows an isolated early borrowing. 1. A person who plunders or pillages; a ruthlessly exploitative or rapacious individual; a depredator. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > spoiler or plunderer > [noun] riflera1350 ravenerc1384 pillerc1385 preyerc1390 raptora1398 peelera1425 despoiler1467 spulyierc1475 pillardc1485 ruggerc1485 pollera1513 booty-fellow1530 spoiler1535 caterpillar1541 kitea1556 ransacker?1576 predator1581 lurdan1589 worm1591 scraper1598 pillager?1611 ravager1611 bird of preya1616 depredator1626 plunderer1639 expilator1658 shark1713 depredationist1828 spoliator1831 rapiner1843 ravisher1851 1581 B. Rich Don Simonides I. 20 Now Cæsar a tyrant, slaine in the Senate, hostis patrie, bereft of his Diadem, no pretor but predator. 1908 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 31 148 For the unscrupulous promoter of get-rich-quick concerns, the dishonest predator upon innocent wealth, there yawns the jail or the suicide's grave. 1964 Lima (Ohio) News 25 Sept. 40/3 Once the non predatory citizen begins to cooperate with the predator by accepting a share of the plunder, he is no longer in a position to resist predation. 1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps p. x The woman ‘on the stroll’ (streetwalking) is a prowler and predator, self-directed and no-one's victim. 2004 P. J. Conradi Going Buddhist 50 The schisms, bigots, frauds, hypocrites and predators that attend all religious systems. 2. An animal that preys on other animals; an animal that kills and eats prey; a carnivore. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > carnivore > predator beast of preya1398 beast of ravina1425 fowl of reif1457 ravina1626 hunter1667 predacean1835 predator1908 1908 Science 21 Aug. 228 Probably in all cases numerous parasites and predators and other factors of this same class contribute to form the controlling environment of an injurious species. 1920 Ecology 1 245 The Belostomidae and Odonata nymphs have been observed to be predators of the pigmy sunfish. 1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row xvii. 69 The little octopi..prefer a bottom on which there are many caves and little crevices..where they may hide from predators. 1971 Nature 1 Oct. 345/1 Predators also show a tendency to continue to select a given type of prey, even though other types may be..more easily available. 2005 FHM Jan. 24/3 Polar bears are, unquestionably, the world's largest land predator. 3. Business. A company, board of directors, etc., that makes or is expected to make a takeover bid, esp. an unwelcome one, for another company. ΚΠ 1969 Harvard Business Rev. May 94/1 Typically, what rouses the appetite of the conglomerate predator is a company with a lower price/earnings ratio than its own. 1975 Economist 28 June 96/1 Sterling plunges and the stock market is still..low. This provides a doubly strong bid incentive for American predators. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. 6 June a11/4 The panel suggests that a shareholding threshold be set at which a company would have to yield to predators. Called a ‘breakthrough rule’, it would require a company to surrender once a bidder had 75% of total shares. Compounds predator–prey adj. Ecology relating to or designating the relationship between a predator and its prey. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > predatory > of the balance between predator and prey predator–prey1932 1932 Ecology 13 406 Attention is limited to the relatively simple cases furnished by host-parasite and predator-prey relations. 1946 Q. Rev. Biol. 21 235/2 In equations depicting predator–prey interactions in lower vertebrates, loss types may substitute naturally for each other. 2003 Birder's World Apr. 72/2 You can purchase ladybugs and lacewings from bio-control suppliers, but releasing them at the right period in predator-prey cycles can be tricky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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