Predator Meaning
/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
nounSomeone who attacks and plunders for gain.
Sentence Examples
The most visible forms of aggression are often seen between prey and predator.
Man is a predator with occasional human methods.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lion is a powerful ____ that hunts antelopes on the plains.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wolf is a natural ____ that plays an important role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin praedātor, from praedor (“loot, pillage”), from praeda (“booty, spoils, prey”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hives should be positioned, oriented and protected to avoid predators and ensure survival in the meliponary. A study (pers. obs.) of predators shows that the main culprits in a Malaysian meliponary are frogs and lizards."
— 2018 October 15, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners: Volume 2, Food & Agriculture Org., →ISBN, page 73:
"So if you're the only thing worth eating in the middle of the ocean, the predator that grabs you will probably have gotten there by a Levy walk."
— 2023, Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will, New York: Penguin, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The lion is a powerful ____ that hunts antelopes on the plains.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The wolf is a natural ____ that plays an important role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.