PREY ON Definition & Meaning

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prey on

Hunt, especially in order to eat, as in Their cat preys on all the rodents in the neighborhood . [c. 1600]
Exert a baneful or injurious effect, as in Guilt preyed on his mind . [c. 1700]
Plunder or pillage; also, make a profit at someone else's expense, victimize. For example, Vikings preyed on the coastal towns of England , or The rich have been preying on the poor for centuries . [Late 1500s]

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From the 1970s onwards, Smyth was a prominent figure in a Church-linked movement, and used his position to inflict sustained beatings for his own sexual gratification on boys and young men he would prey on at Christian camps and schools.

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Far-right influencers and talking heads quickly learned to prey on pliant minds, disseminating untruths via short-form video content that users would see as factual.

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Sperm whales are a deep-diving species and prey on large squid.

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Sentencing Westwood to 15 and a half years custody at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Judge Neil Chawla said he used his minor celebrity status to prey on impressionable, innocent, young girls.

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Supporters have frequently claimed that such measures are intended to safeguard vulnerable youth; TV ads seeking to repeal an LGBTQ+ civil rights law in Houston claimed that it would grant bathroom predators legal cover to prey on helpless little girls.

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