PREDATOR


Meaning of PREDATOR in English

pred ‧ a ‧ tor /ˈpredətə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: praedator , from praedari ; ⇨ ↑ predatory ]

1 . an animal that kills and eats other animals ⇨ prey

2 . someone who tries to use another person’s weakness to get advantages:

a sexual predator

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.