predator
noun /ˈpredətə(r)/
/ˈpredətər/
[countable, uncountable]- an animal that kills and eats other animals
- Some animals have no natural predators.
- the relationship between predator and prey
- (disapproving) a person or an organization that uses weaker people for their own advantage
- to protect domestic industry from foreign predators
Word Origin1920s: from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari ‘seize as plunder’, from praeda ‘booty’.