predator

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

beast of prey

predatory animal

carnivore

raptor

marauder

piranha

vulture

harrier

hunter

huntsman

ogre

opposer

scavenger

shark

🦈

wild animal

wild beast

predatory mite

cannibal mite

adversary

hunting mite

antagonist

beast

bird of prey

enemy

foe

harpy

Translations

predatore

prédateur

Raubtier

predador

depredador

αρπακτικό

Räuber

roofdier

depredador

Prädator

carnívoro

predator

predadores

predone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/

Etymology

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