Definition of PREDATOR

predator

Meanings

Plural: predators

Noun

  • someone who attacks in search of booty
  • any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  • Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
  • Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
  • A sexual predator.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

marauder, piranha, predatory animal, vulture

Scrabble Score: 11

predator is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
predator is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
predator is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

predator is a valid Words With Friends word