predator
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- noun
- /ˈprɛdətər/
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depredador
- As I was saying, on the outside, the five of you are villains, predators, remorseless sociopaths.
- sexual predator
- alleged predator
- violent predator
It is one sexual abuse predator after the other and I've had it.
- It is one sexual abuse predator after the other and I've had it.
- Bro Snapchat is the is the predators playground.
- And they promote these predators and they appoint predators in their cabinet on purpose.
- And a predator like Father James Kelly knows that.
- That kind of man is just a predator, right?
- I mean, they had a list of thousands of predators that they didn't make public at all.
- What parents would let them their children around this predator?
- That's where I first became exposed to sexual predators.
- All right, lastly, another day, another MAGA sexual predator put this up.
- So, yeah, Trump wants to do that for child predators.
- You know, the preponderance of predators are men.
- The attorneys who are representing predators.
- That nice fresh grass smell is actually a chemical reaction that signals predators, humans.
Examples
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They could be deviant, they could be criminal, they could be potential predators upon women and children.
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These women are very vulnerable to online predators and need to be aware of that.
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That kind of man is just a predator, right?
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And a predator like Father James Kelly knows that.
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It's just that he is a predator, and I am prey.
Fiction book (1997) -
Your Honor, a psychopathic predator will always be a threat to society.
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We find a very protective mother and a very aggressive predator.
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He told me you were a predator.
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Many are brightly colored and beautiful, advertising to potential predators that they are toxic or bad-tasting.
Academic text (2009) -
Online predators often use fake identities to lure vulnerable individuals.
Synonyms
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A person who tries to hurt someone or damage their things
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A person who uses others to get money or power
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A person who takes advantage of others' bad situations to make money
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A person who attacks places to steal things
Antonyms
How Predatory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Predator comes from the Latin praedari ('to plunder') and praeda ('prey'). That's why a human predator is someone who attacks or uses other people to take money or advantage, just like a hunting animal takes its prey.