1. an animal that naturally preys on others: "wolves are major predators of rodents"
2. a person who ruthlessly exploits others: "a sexual predator"
▪ a company that tries to take over another:"a defensive move to prevent the business falling into the hands of an overseas predator"
Word Originlate 16th century (in predator (sense 2)): from Latin praedator ‘plunderer’, from praedat- ‘seized as plunder’, from the verb praedari (see predation).
