predator
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms, primarily…Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
» Predators always prey on unsuspecting victims.
Хищники всегда охотятся на ничего не подозревающих жертв.
Хижаки завжди полюють на нічого не підозрюючих жертв.
Meaning
3 sensesAny animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
Raubtier, Raubfisch, Beutegreifer
хи́щникxíščnik
хижа́кxyžák
any animal that lives by preying on other animals
(informal)Someone who attacks and plunders for gain.
хи́щникxíščnik
хижа́кxyžák
someone who attacks in search of booty
(informal, slang)A sexual predator.
Examples
118 sentencesPredators always prey on unsuspecting victims.
Хижаки завжди полюють на нічого не підозрюючих жертв.
ruХищники всегда охотятся на ничего не подозревающих жертв.
It's a perfect predator.
Це досконалий хижак.
Leopards are predators.
Леопарди є хижаками.
ruЛеопарды являются хищниками.
Sami was the ultimate street predator.
Sami's neighbor was a sexual predator.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoilsBorrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).
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Forms
plural: predatorsSynonyms
4 synonyms- any animal that lives by preying on other animals:predatory animal
- someone who attacks in search of booty:maraudervulturepiranha