PREDATOR Definition & Meaning

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predator

[ pred-uh-ter, -tawr ]

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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 sexual predator who targets children;
corporate predators who go after smaller rivals.
an overbearing, greedy or selfish person.

predator

/ ˈ��ɛ��ə��ə /

noun

any carnivorous animal
a predatory person or thing

predator

/ ��ĕ��′ə-��ə�� /

An animal that lives by capturing and eating other animals.

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·�پ�·��·��·�ٴǰ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of predator¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ��ٴǰ� “plunderer, pillager,” equivalent to ��(��ī) “to plunder, pillage” (derivative of praeda “booty, plunder”) + -tor, agent noun suffix; prey, -tor

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After his death in 2011, he was revealed to be one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators.

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PC Hunter was described as a "sexual predator who used his position to take advantage of vulnerable women".

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One of her aides produced a giant, fabulous picture of drag performer and author Lil Miss Hot Mess, who Greene described as a “child predator” and “monster.”

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“If I had walked into one of my children’s bedrooms and seeing this child predator and this monster targeting my children, I would become unglued,” Greene said.

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The problem is that, while Epstein was indeed a monstrous sex predator, there is no "client list."

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