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Definition of Predator
1. Noun. Someone who attacks in search of booty.
Generic synonyms: Aggressor, Assailant, Assaulter, Attacker
Specialized synonyms: Moss-trooper
Derivative terms: Maraud
2. Noun. Any animal that lives by preying on other animals.
Generic synonyms: Animal, Animate Being, Beast, Brute, Creature, Fauna
Specialized synonyms: Carnivore
Definition of Predator
1. Noun. any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms (their prey), primarily for food ¹
2. Noun. someone who attacks and plunders for gain ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Predator
1. one that plunders [n -S] - See also: plunders
Lexicographical Neighbors of Predator
Literary usage of Predator
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Attack Autotomy: A Defense against predators Abstract. The response of five
species of crabs to simulated predator attack was examined. ..."
2. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"FOOD HABITS AND predator-PREY RELATIONSHIPS Wolverines are generally described
as opportunistic omnivores in summer and primarily scavengers in winter. ..."
3. Hellenistic Relief Molds from the Athenian Agora by Clairève Grandjouan (1989)
"From a small mold, showing a predator, probably a lion (more robust than a griffin)
... Hind paw of predator facing right on bent foreleg of herbivore. 70. ..."
4. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"The suspected predator was a Common Raven that flew directly adjacent to the ...
The predator was most likely a Common Raven observed near the nest tree on ..."
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