predator

Etymology

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

noun

  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.

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