predator

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɛdətər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pred′ə tər, -tôr′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pred•a•tor /ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. any organism that exists by preying on another:The hawk is a predator.
  2. one who acts like such an organism, as by robbing or killing other people for gain.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pred•a•tor  (pred′ə tər, -tôr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Zoologyany organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
  2. a predatory person.
  • Latin praedātor plunderer, equivalent. to praedā(rī) to plunder (derivative of praeda prey) + -tor -tor
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
predator / ˈprɛdətə/
  1. any carnivorous animal
  2. a predatory person or thing
'predator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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