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- Dictionarypredator/ˈprɛdətə/
noun
- 1. an animal that naturally preys on others: "wolves are major predators of rodents"
- 2. a person who ruthlessly exploits others: "a sexual predator"
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disapproving. someone who follows people in order to harm them or commit a crime against them: a sexual predator. In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings. Fewer examples. The population got out of control because there were no natural predators to keep it in check.
The meaning of PREDATOR is an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation; especially : an animal that preys on other animals.
noun. Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms: Cats are carnivorous predators. a person or group that plunders, pillages, or robs, as in war: The Vikings were barbarian predators. a person, group, or business that exploits, victimizes, or preys on others: corporate predators who go after smaller rivals.
A predator is an animal that eats other animals — or people or companies who act like they do. Lions are predators, but so are pickpockets and some giant corporations.
1. countable noun. A predator is an animal that kills and eats other animals. 2. countable noun. People sometimes refer to predatory people or organizations as predators. The company is worried about takeovers by various predators. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. An organism that lives by preying on other organisms. 2. A person or group that robs, victimizes, or exploits others for gain. [Latin praedātor, pillager, from praedārī, to plunder; see predatory .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of predator noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
