predator
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English
Alternative forms
- prædator (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tə/
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Noun
predator (plural predators)
- 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.
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Translations
animal or organism that hunts
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someone who attacks
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedātor.
Pronunciation
Noun
predator m (plural predatoren)
- (biology, chiefly zoology) A predator, organism (usually animal) that kills other non-plant organisms for food.
- A human predator (criminal, in particular a sexual predator).
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praedator.
Pronunciation
Noun
prèdātor m (Cyrillic spelling прѐда̄тор)
Declension
Declension of predator
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | predator | predatori |
| genitive | predatora | predatora |
| dative | predatoru | predatorima |
| accusative | predatora | predatore |
| vocative | predatore | predatori |
| locative | predatoru | predatorima |
| instrumental | predatorom | predatorima |