[noun] [C] - an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animalsThe antelopes are on their guard against lions and other predators.(disapproving) If a person is described as a predator, they try to obtain other people's money or possessions.In court, he was accused of being a merciless predator who had tricked his grandmother out of her savings.
PREDATOR
Meaning of PREDATOR in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012